Post by The Sandmen on May 31, 2013 12:43:46 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz 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.
Joachim Hansen looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Cruz and Hansen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hansen struggles... Dominick Cruz is unable to take him down
A left hook from Cruz
grazes the chin of Hansen.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Hansen has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hansen launches a hook to the body
Bang! Cruz stops that one with his ribs!
Dominick Cruz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Hansen pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Dominick Cruz's face!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right cheek
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hansen takes a break to breathe while holding Dominick Cruz.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cruz and Hansen circle around the center of the cage.
Cruz throws a lazy kick
Hansen dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Hansen looks to be in very good shape.
Joachim Hansen steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Cruz's Right cheek is beginning to swell
As the fight continues it seems that Dominick Cruz is taking the best of the fight.
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A right hand from Joachim Hansen
makes Cruz stumble back!
Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Hansen wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Dominick Cruz pushes away Hansen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hansen doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dominick Cruz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Joachim Hansen doesn't let Dominick Cruz get in on his legs.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz shows great balance while pushing away Joachim Hansen
Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dominick Cruz is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Dominick Cruz and Hansen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joachim Hansen is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Hansen decides to launch some tentative punches
Joachim Hansen takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hansen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Hansen launches a stiff jab!
Cruz ducks that one.
3:37 Round 1 and Hansen is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hansen is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Dominick Cruz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll on the ground...
Hansen knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Dominick Cruz moves to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Joachim Hansen can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Terrible one sided match... Cruz was not ready to fight a fighter of Joachim Hansen caliber.
Hansen tries to escape from closed guard...
Hansen struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Hansen won't allow him to take this position easily.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Hartwall Areena (Helsinki, Finland) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Joachim Hansen!
Cruz is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cruz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Hansen seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cruz launches a furious low kick!
Joachim Hansen blocks
Hansen is trying to counter now!
Crisp uppercut by Hansen followed by a hard jab
Cruz deflects the blows.
Solid shot from Dominick Cruz to the body.
Hansen blocks in time.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen begins to launch a barrage of punches over Cruz
this is getting worse and worse for Cruz
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Hansen.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Dominick Cruz! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Joachim Hansen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cruz goes down.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cruz's face!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen moves on the ground
Joachim Hansen moves to side mount
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen moves to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen holds Dominick Cruz's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen holds Dominick Cruz's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Dominick Cruz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Dominick Cruz doesn't defend himself!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Dominick Cruz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Joachim Hansen aggressively and repeatedly punches Cruz.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cruz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Joachim Hansen isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Cruz locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Joachim Hansen unil he can pull his arm free! Hansen lost his dominant position.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
That hit Cruz who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Hansen's moves.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen throws down elbows...
Cruz is not making himself an easy target.
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.
Joachim Hansen tries a middle kick
Cruz blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen moves forward looking for some grappling action
Hansen has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hansen is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Joachim Hansen's ribs!
Hansen struggles and protects himself.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joachim Hansen is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Hansen catches an ankle and Cruz is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Dominick Cruz's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Hansen tries to free his leg...
Cruz doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Hansen tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cruz from the side mount!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen tries to move to full mount!
Cruz won't allow him to take this position easily.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joachim Hansen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cruz misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen hovers above Cruz
Good punches to Cruz's body.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Terrible one sided match... Cruz was not ready to fight a fighter of Joachim Hansen caliber.
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Dominick Cruz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Joachim Hansen slides his arm under Dominick Cruz's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Dominick Cruz pulls down on Joachim Hansen's hand and staves off danger
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz has Hansen controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Hansen is unable to move under Cruz control.
Cruz misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cruz's face!
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz has given his back to Joachim Hansen who is trying to get one hook in!
Joachim Hansen has one hook in!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with one hook in
Hansen 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! Hansen now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Cruz, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hansen moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz 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 Hansen's moves.
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cruz!
Cruz adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cruz!
Cruz adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Joachim Hansen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Cruz's face with those brutal elbows! Cruz needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Joachim Hansen was tooling Dominick Cruz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Dominick Cruz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cruz!
Cruz adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen fires a barrage of punches at Cruz's head!
This is bad! Hansen is just pounding on Dominick Cruz's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Joachim Hansen has left Cruz laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Left cheek
Winner is Joachim Hansen by KO (GnP) at 4:24 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 5/13 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 495 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 13/20 (65%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 24/41 (59%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 495 s
Dominant performance by Hansen. I think he took the first half of round 3 off, cause little was done then, but right after that he finished up.
Joachim Hansen looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Cruz and Hansen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hansen struggles... Dominick Cruz is unable to take him down
A left hook from Cruz
grazes the chin of Hansen.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Hansen has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hansen launches a hook to the body
Bang! Cruz stops that one with his ribs!
Dominick Cruz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Hansen pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Dominick Cruz's face!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right cheek
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hansen takes a break to breathe while holding Dominick Cruz.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cruz and Hansen circle around the center of the cage.
Cruz throws a lazy kick
Hansen dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Hansen looks to be in very good shape.
Joachim Hansen steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Cruz's Right cheek is beginning to swell
As the fight continues it seems that Dominick Cruz is taking the best of the fight.
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A right hand from Joachim Hansen
makes Cruz stumble back!
Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Hansen wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Dominick Cruz pushes away Hansen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hansen doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dominick Cruz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Joachim Hansen doesn't let Dominick Cruz get in on his legs.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz shows great balance while pushing away Joachim Hansen
Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dominick Cruz is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Dominick Cruz and Hansen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joachim Hansen is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Hansen decides to launch some tentative punches
Joachim Hansen takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hansen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Hansen launches a stiff jab!
Cruz ducks that one.
3:37 Round 1 and Hansen is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hansen is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Dominick Cruz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll on the ground...
Hansen knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Dominick Cruz moves to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Joachim Hansen can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Terrible one sided match... Cruz was not ready to fight a fighter of Joachim Hansen caliber.
Hansen tries to escape from closed guard...
Hansen struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Hansen won't allow him to take this position easily.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Hartwall Areena (Helsinki, Finland) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Joachim Hansen!
Cruz is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cruz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Hansen seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cruz launches a furious low kick!
Joachim Hansen blocks
Hansen is trying to counter now!
Crisp uppercut by Hansen followed by a hard jab
Cruz deflects the blows.
Solid shot from Dominick Cruz to the body.
Hansen blocks in time.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen begins to launch a barrage of punches over Cruz
this is getting worse and worse for Cruz
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Hansen.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Dominick Cruz! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Joachim Hansen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cruz goes down.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cruz's face!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen moves on the ground
Joachim Hansen moves to side mount
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen moves to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen holds Dominick Cruz's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen holds Dominick Cruz's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Dominick Cruz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Dominick Cruz doesn't defend himself!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Dominick Cruz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Joachim Hansen aggressively and repeatedly punches Cruz.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cruz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Joachim Hansen isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Cruz locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Joachim Hansen unil he can pull his arm free! Hansen lost his dominant position.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
That hit Cruz who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Hansen's moves.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen throws down elbows...
Cruz is not making himself an easy target.
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.
Joachim Hansen tries a middle kick
Cruz blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen moves forward looking for some grappling action
Hansen has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hansen is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Joachim Hansen's ribs!
Hansen struggles and protects himself.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joachim Hansen is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Hansen catches an ankle and Cruz is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Dominick Cruz's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Hansen tries to free his leg...
Cruz doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Hansen tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cruz from the side mount!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen tries to move to full mount!
Cruz won't allow him to take this position easily.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joachim Hansen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cruz misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen hovers above Cruz
Good punches to Cruz's body.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Terrible one sided match... Cruz was not ready to fight a fighter of Joachim Hansen caliber.
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Dominick Cruz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Joachim Hansen slides his arm under Dominick Cruz's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Dominick Cruz pulls down on Joachim Hansen's hand and staves off danger
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz has Hansen controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Hansen is unable to move under Cruz control.
Cruz misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cruz's face!
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz has given his back to Joachim Hansen who is trying to get one hook in!
Joachim Hansen has one hook in!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with one hook in
Hansen 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! Hansen now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Cruz, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hansen moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz 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 Hansen's moves.
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cruz!
Cruz adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cruz!
Cruz adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Joachim Hansen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Cruz's face with those brutal elbows! Cruz needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Joachim Hansen was tooling Dominick Cruz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Dominick Cruz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cruz!
Cruz adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Hansen fires a barrage of punches at Cruz's head!
This is bad! Hansen is just pounding on Dominick Cruz's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Joachim Hansen has left Cruz laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Left cheek
Winner is Joachim Hansen by KO (GnP) at 4:24 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 5/13 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 495 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 13/20 (65%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 24/41 (59%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 495 s
Dominant performance by Hansen. I think he took the first half of round 3 off, cause little was done then, but right after that he finished up.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!