Post by The Sandmen on May 19, 2016 10:21:25 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 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 Dan Miragliotta.
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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
Shovel hook by Dominick Cruz
tags Hansen.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Cruz leads with a punch
Joachim Hansen avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
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 looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Hansen measures the resilience of Cruz's chin with an uppercut while Cruz lands some great crosses.
Shovel hook by Dominick Cruz
tags Hansen.
Cruz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joachim Hansen's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from Hansen
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Joachim Hansen to fight back!
Quick hook by Joachim Hansen
glances off Cruz's arms.
Dominick Cruz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right 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
Hansen measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim 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 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
Hansen works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Solid low kick from Joachim Hansen.
Cruz deflects it.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominick Cruz!
Hansen ducks under...
Tremendous strikes from Hansen!
Some big punches are landing!
Cruz has a small cut in his Chin
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Cruz!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Cruz against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grapple with Joachim Hansen and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Joachim Hansen managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
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
Cruz tries to show some ground skills
Dominick Cruz put Hansen in half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Joachim Hansen in closed guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Joachim Hansen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over 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,
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joachim Hansen!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Hansen launches a furious hook!
That hits Cruz's chin like a wrecking ball! Cruz loses balance and goes to the mat.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Dominick Cruz and Hansen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
Cruz follows Joachim Hansen
Hansen fakes a move.
A left hook from Cruz
grazes the chin of Hansen.
Nice punch by Dominick Cruz
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Forehead
Joachim Hansen goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cruz seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
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.
Hansen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Hansen measures the resilience of Cruz's chin with an uppercut while Cruz lands some great crosses.
Brutal-looking high kick from Joachim Hansen!
Cruz dodges!
Hansen misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dominick Cruz!
Hansen ducks under...
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
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 2:00 in the 2 round
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!
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 2:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
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.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Joachim Hansen's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
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
Joachim Hansen throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Cruz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Joachim Hansen pushes Dominick Cruz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hansen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cruz's face with his elbows!
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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to escape from the full mount...
Joachim Hansen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Good looking punches from Joachim Hansen on the ground
They could take their toll on Cruz.
Cruz has a small cut in his Chin
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Hansen misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. 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.
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Joachim Hansen is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Hansen moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cruz with a double overhooks!
Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right 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
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Hansen, 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 tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
The punches go wide.
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed 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.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz is looking to pass Joachim Hansen's guard...
Dominick Cruz gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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 moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Joachim Hansen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Hansen's body! He's holding his side
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
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
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 succeeds!
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 2:30 in the 3 round
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 gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed 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.
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
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!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Hansen to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Hansen.
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Left eye
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (GnP) at 3:11 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 14/37 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/29 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 435 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 24/31 (77%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/26 (35%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 435 s
This was a good fight. This is what 2 title-calibre fighters going to town on each other looks like. Both did huge damage, both survived and recovered that damage well, and in the end it was a semi-flash TKO (if such a thing exists) that finished Hansen off. Good work gents. Way to show them what Zenith is all about. Even if you don't have a belt, you can still fight like fucking champions!
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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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
Shovel hook by Dominick Cruz
tags Hansen.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Cruz leads with a punch
Joachim Hansen avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
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 looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Hansen measures the resilience of Cruz's chin with an uppercut while Cruz lands some great crosses.
Shovel hook by Dominick Cruz
tags Hansen.
Cruz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joachim Hansen's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from Hansen
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Joachim Hansen to fight back!
Quick hook by Joachim Hansen
glances off Cruz's arms.
Dominick Cruz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right 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
Hansen measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joachim 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 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
Hansen works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Hansen breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Solid low kick from Joachim Hansen.
Cruz deflects it.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominick Cruz!
Hansen ducks under...
Tremendous strikes from Hansen!
Some big punches are landing!
Cruz has a small cut in his Chin
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Cruz!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Cruz against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grapple with Joachim Hansen and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Joachim Hansen managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
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
Cruz tries to show some ground skills
Dominick Cruz put Hansen in half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Joachim Hansen in closed guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Hansen is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Joachim Hansen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over 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,
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joachim Hansen!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Hansen launches a furious hook!
That hits Cruz's chin like a wrecking ball! Cruz loses balance and goes to the mat.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Dominick Cruz and Hansen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
Cruz follows Joachim Hansen
Hansen fakes a move.
A left hook from Cruz
grazes the chin of Hansen.
Nice punch by Dominick Cruz
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Forehead
Joachim Hansen goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cruz seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
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.
Hansen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Hansen measures the resilience of Cruz's chin with an uppercut while Cruz lands some great crosses.
Brutal-looking high kick from Joachim Hansen!
Cruz dodges!
Hansen misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dominick Cruz!
Hansen ducks under...
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
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 2:00 in the 2 round
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!
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 2:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
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.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Joachim Hansen's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
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
Joachim Hansen throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Cruz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Joachim Hansen pushes Dominick Cruz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Joachim Hansen storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hansen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cruz's face with his elbows!
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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to escape from the full mount...
Joachim Hansen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Good looking punches from Joachim Hansen on the ground
They could take their toll on Cruz.
Cruz has a small cut in his Chin
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Hansen misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. 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.
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Joachim Hansen is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Hansen moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Cruz with a double overhooks!
Cruz pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
Cruz is holding Joachim Hansen's right 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
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Hansen, 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 tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Hansen
Cruz fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
The punches go wide.
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed 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.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Cruz is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Hansen
Deep breaths from Joachim Hansen who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz is looking to pass Joachim Hansen's guard...
Dominick Cruz gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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 moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Joachim Hansen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Hansen's body! He's holding his side
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
Hansen tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
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 succeeds!
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 2:30 in the 3 round
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 gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed 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.
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
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!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Hansen to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Hansen.
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Left eye
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (GnP) at 3:11 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 14/37 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/29 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 435 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 24/31 (77%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/26 (35%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 435 s
This was a good fight. This is what 2 title-calibre fighters going to town on each other looks like. Both did huge damage, both survived and recovered that damage well, and in the end it was a semi-flash TKO (if such a thing exists) that finished Hansen off. Good work gents. Way to show them what Zenith is all about. Even if you don't have a belt, you can still fight like fucking champions!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!