Post by The Sandmen on Nov 12, 2015 10:42:05 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Joachim Hansen looks very relaxed.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Dominick Cruz and Joachim Hansen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hansen avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and counters with a solid straight!
Hansen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dominick Cruz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz works on the ground with his fingers over Hansen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen breaks the closed guard of Dominick Cruz and moves to half guard
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen looks to pass to mount...
Hansen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Dominick Cruz.
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.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hansen's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
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 Toyota Center (Houston, Texas) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Joachim Hansen.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Hansen
Cruz tries to end this with a RNC!
Hansen manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Hansen is trying to counter now!
Hansen has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Hansen's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hansen doesn't fight back!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz suddenly holds Joachim Hansen's arm and tries an armbar!
Hansen can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Dominick Cruz!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joachim Hansen!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hansen's face with those brutal elbows! Hansen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Hansen's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Hansen's ribs.
Hansen is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen
Hansen has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Joachim Hansen 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hansen seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
A solid combination from Joachim Hansen
connects with Cruz.
Cruz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Dominick Cruz
puts Hansen in a world of hurt!
Hansen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Dominick Cruz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Cruz, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Joachim Hansen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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!
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Joachim Hansen to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen
Hansen has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Cruz is unable to move under Hansen control.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Joachim Hansen's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Hansen open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Joachim Hansen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Dominick Cruz! That one hits Dominick Cruz cheek like a hammer!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Hansen's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Joachim Hansen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen
Hansen has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Joachim Hansen 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dominick Cruz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Joachim Hansen moves to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Dominick Cruz! That one hits Dominick Cruz left cheek like a hammer!
Hansen's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Joachim Hansen
Hansen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Hansen tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Toyota Center (Houston, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Hansen!
Nice move by Cruz who clinches and pushes Hansen against the cage
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Cruz, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hansen blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Joachim Hansen's cheek! Hansen stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cruz is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz steps back and allows Hansen to get back to his feet.
Hansen climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Dominick Cruz charges at Hansen throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hansen is rocked!
Cruz showing excellent timing, blasts Joachim Hansen with a right hand.
Great hook by Dominick Cruz! Joachim Hansen is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Hansen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hansen has a small cut in his Right cheek
Cruz is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Cruz opts to jump inside Hansen's guard.
Hansen didn't see that coming. Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen now.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Hansen was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 1:18 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/40 (78%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 509 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 530 s
Really even fight until Cruz went all takedowney and GnPey. Hansen had few answers there, survived well, got back into the fight a bit later, then got Cruzed again.
Joachim Hansen looks very relaxed.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Dominick Cruz and Joachim Hansen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hansen avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and counters with a solid straight!
Hansen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dominick Cruz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz works on the ground with his fingers over Hansen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen breaks the closed guard of Dominick Cruz and moves to half guard
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen looks to pass to mount...
Hansen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Dominick Cruz.
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.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hansen's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
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 Toyota Center (Houston, Texas) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Joachim Hansen.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Hansen
Cruz tries to end this with a RNC!
Hansen manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Hansen is trying to counter now!
Hansen has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Hansen's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hansen doesn't fight back!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz suddenly holds Joachim Hansen's arm and tries an armbar!
Hansen can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Dominick Cruz!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joachim Hansen!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Hansen's face with those brutal elbows! Hansen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Hansen's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Hansen's ribs.
Hansen is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen
Hansen has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Joachim Hansen 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hansen seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
A solid combination from Joachim Hansen
connects with Cruz.
Cruz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Dominick Cruz
puts Hansen in a world of hurt!
Hansen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Dominick Cruz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Cruz, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Joachim Hansen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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!
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Joachim Hansen to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen
Hansen has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Cruz is unable to move under Hansen control.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Joachim Hansen's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Hansen open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Joachim Hansen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Dominick Cruz! That one hits Dominick Cruz cheek like a hammer!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Hansen's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Joachim Hansen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen
Hansen has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Joachim Hansen 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joachim Hansen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dominick Cruz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Joachim Hansen moves to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Dominick Cruz! That one hits Dominick Cruz left cheek like a hammer!
Hansen's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Joachim Hansen
Hansen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Hansen tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Toyota Center (Houston, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Hansen!
Nice move by Cruz who clinches and pushes Hansen against the cage
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Cruz, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hansen blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Joachim Hansen's cheek! Hansen stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cruz is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz steps back and allows Hansen to get back to his feet.
Hansen climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Dominick Cruz charges at Hansen throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hansen is rocked!
Cruz showing excellent timing, blasts Joachim Hansen with a right hand.
Great hook by Dominick Cruz! Joachim Hansen is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Hansen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hansen has a small cut in his Right cheek
Cruz is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Cruz opts to jump inside Hansen's guard.
Hansen didn't see that coming. Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen now.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Hansen was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 1:18 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/40 (78%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 509 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 530 s
Really even fight until Cruz went all takedowney and GnPey. Hansen had few answers there, survived well, got back into the fight a bit later, then got Cruzed again.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!