Post by The Sandmen on Jan 27, 2016 17:59:38 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Hansen while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Dominick Cruz looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
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 measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Hansen ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Not a desiderable position that Hansen is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Dominick Cruz is cooling the fight on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen is cooling the fight on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cruz's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Dominick Cruz!
Hansen moves aside and dodges.
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hansen
this is getting worse and worse for Hansen
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz chases Hansen and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Hansen steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Hansen's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Joachim Hansen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Hansen doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
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 open guard over 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.
Hansen clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
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 keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Joachim Hansen gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Joachim Hansen's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Joachim Hansen to open his guard.
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
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Hansen launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Hansen's guard. He moves quickly to side 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.
Middle kick from Cruz.
Hansen receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Hansen dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Dominick Cruz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Hansen's face
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Mouth
Dominick Cruz was tooling Joachim Hansen for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Joachim Hansen lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dominick Cruz launches a rapid series of punches
taking Hansen from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Hansen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Nice punch by Dominick Cruz
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Joachim Hansen attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Cruz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hansen can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Joachim Hansen launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Hansen misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
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!
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
Hansen tries to hit Dominick Cruz with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Cruz dodges that
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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Joachim Hansen struggles not allowing Dominick Cruz improve his position.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
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.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Hansen! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Hansen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hansen is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hansen!
Cruz has one of his arm over Joachim Hansen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with two hooks in
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.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with two hooks in
Hansen 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
This is bad! Cruz is just pounding on Joachim Hansen's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Dominick Cruz has left Hansen laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (GnP) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 23/34 (68%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/19 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Hansen looked like he was working at half-mode for this fight. He kinda just let Cruz do whatever he wanted here.
Dominick Cruz looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
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 measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Hansen ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Not a desiderable position that Hansen is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Dominick Cruz is cooling the fight on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Joachim Hansen is cooling the fight on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Cruz
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cruz's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Dominick Cruz!
Hansen moves aside and dodges.
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hansen
this is getting worse and worse for Hansen
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz chases Hansen and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Hansen steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Hansen's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Joachim Hansen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Hansen doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
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 open guard over 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.
Hansen clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
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 keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Joachim Hansen gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Joachim Hansen's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Joachim Hansen to open his guard.
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
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Hansen launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Hansen's guard. He moves quickly to side 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.
Middle kick from Cruz.
Hansen receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Hansen dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Dominick Cruz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Hansen's face
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Mouth
Dominick Cruz was tooling Joachim Hansen for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Joachim Hansen lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dominick Cruz launches a rapid series of punches
taking Hansen from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Hansen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Terrible one sided match... Hansen was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Nice punch by Dominick Cruz
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Joachim Hansen attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Cruz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hansen can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Joachim Hansen launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Hansen misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
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!
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
Hansen tries to hit Dominick Cruz with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Cruz dodges that
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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Dominick Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Joachim Hansen struggles not allowing Dominick Cruz improve his position.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
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.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Hansen! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Hansen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hansen is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with one hook in
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hansen is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Hansen!
Cruz has one of his arm over Joachim Hansen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with two hooks in
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.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Hansen with two hooks in
Hansen 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
This is bad! Cruz is just pounding on Joachim Hansen's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Dominick Cruz has left Hansen laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (GnP) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 23/34 (68%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/19 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Hansen looked like he was working at half-mode for this fight. He kinda just let Cruz do whatever he wanted here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!