Post by The Sandmen on Dec 15, 2015 17:43:20 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz looks very relaxed.
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
A furious flurry of punches from Dominick Cruz
puts Benson in a world of hurt!
Dominick Cruz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Benson's face
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Cruz in half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz pushes Benson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cruz who is in full mount! Benson is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Cruz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson tries to escape from the closed guard
Benson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Benson's side.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Dominick Cruz's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson
Cruz leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson
Cruz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Benson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Benson has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Benson manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Cruz
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dominick Cruz!
Benson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right cheek
Dominick Cruz moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
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 Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson 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 Benson
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benson! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cruz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Cruz's is smart enough to counter him.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz moves to better his position on the ground...
Dominick Cruz viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That brutal impact left Benson laid out on the mat! Dominick Cruz's corner come in to congratulate him!
Benson has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (Elbows) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Benson no match for Cruz.
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
A furious flurry of punches from Dominick Cruz
puts Benson in a world of hurt!
Dominick Cruz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Benson's face
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Cruz in half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz pushes Benson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cruz who is in full mount! Benson is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Cruz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson tries to escape from the closed guard
Benson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Benson's side.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Dominick Cruz's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson
Cruz leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson
Cruz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Benson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Benson has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Benson manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Cruz
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dominick Cruz!
Benson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right cheek
Dominick Cruz moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
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 Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson 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 Benson
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benson! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cruz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Cruz's is smart enough to counter him.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz moves to better his position on the ground...
Dominick Cruz viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That brutal impact left Benson laid out on the mat! Dominick Cruz's corner come in to congratulate him!
Benson has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (Elbows) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Benson no match for Cruz.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!