Post by The Sandman on Feb 15, 2021 20:47:29 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Max Holloway is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Max Holloway throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Holloway moves backwards and Dominick Cruz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Max Holloway and Cruz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A bunch of leg kicks from Max Holloway
are blocked by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Max Holloway is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cruz into his guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to escape from the closed guard
Dominick Cruz any adventage in the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway 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 Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Max Holloway is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Holloway time to recover. Max Holloway seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Max Holloway tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominick Cruz!
Holloway is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Solid jabs from Max Holloway.
Nice punches.
Holloway avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and counters with a solid straight!
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Holloway evades.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Max Holloway
Great move by Cruz who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Max Holloway tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz pushes away Holloway trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holloway stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Max Holloway fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cruz's chin
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Holloway and Cruz circle around the center of the cage.
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
A solid combination from Max Holloway
mostly hits air.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A left hook from Holloway
falls short.
Holloway clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz launches a hook to the body
Bang! Holloway stops that one with his ribs!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Cruz studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Max Holloway 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.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Dominick Cruz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Dominick Cruz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dominick Cruz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Max Holloway pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Max Holloway
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Max Holloway slightly pushes Cruz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Cruz steps forward
Holloway feints.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz jabs at Holloway
hitting his chest.
Nice low kick from Holloway
but Dominick Cruz stops it.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Max Holloway fires an unorthodox punch to Cruz's torso
that goes wide.
Max Holloway fires an unorthodox punch to Cruz's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Max Holloway launches a body shot
Cruz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Max Holloway leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cruz
Cruz wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Holloway misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Holloway.
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to open up Holloway with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Holloway is trying to block them with his hands...
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Dominick Cruz is cooling the fight on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Max Holloway efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Holloway's being punished here!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Holloway tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Holloway is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Max Holloway down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Dominick Cruz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Max Holloway shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Max Holloway breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Max Holloway looks to counter!
Max Holloway tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Max Holloway tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dominick Cruz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cruz is clinching with Holloway.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz is holding Max Holloway against the fence with his fingers all over Holloway's face
Holloway looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, Dominick Cruz took advantage of it and landed some big punches to the ribs
Max Holloway pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Max Holloway
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Holloway into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Max Holloway.
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Round 3
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Max Holloway is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
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 Max Holloway
Cruz is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Holloway's ribs.
Holloway is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Holloway is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Max Holloway down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Max Holloway efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Max Holloway tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full 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.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Max Holloway's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Holloway misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Holloway open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Max Holloway efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Deep breaths from Max Holloway who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
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.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Holloway.
Holloway pushes Dominick Cruz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Max Holloway tries a hook to the body
but Cruz manages to dodge it
Max Holloway throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz jabs at Holloway
hitting his chest.
Hard blow to Holloway's mid-section, he seems hurt
Bone shattering straight left hand from Max Holloway!
Cruz ducks under...
Max Holloway tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cruz.
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Round 4
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A high kick from Dominick Cruz
grazes Holloway's head, but he seems okay.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Cruz studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Good movement from Cruz
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Brilliant combination from Max Holloway
Cruz is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Good leg kicks from Dominick Cruz.
Holloway winces a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Dominick Cruz is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Cruz moves backwards and Max Holloway is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Max Holloway's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to open up Holloway with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Holloway is trying to block them with his hands...
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Body shots by Dominick Cruz
Solid blows to Holloway's abdomen.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz works on the ground with his fingers over Holloway's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Max Holloway to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Max Holloway can't prevent his opponent from passing. Cruz looks to work from half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to open up Holloway with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Holloway is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Cruz is getting frustrated here.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Holloway tries to show some ground skills
Cruz uses his strength to keep Cruz at a disadvantage
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to launch a few punches to Max Holloway
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Holloway's defense
Crushing shot to Holloway's body! He's holding his side
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Holloway tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Holloway launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
Holloway Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
That kimura looks tight...
Cruz is locking that kimura...
Holloway Hyper-extended his left arm
Holloway struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
That kimura from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Holloway's eyes...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Dominick Cruz's lock! This is over! Holloway didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Submission (kimura) at 3:49 Round 4
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 19/23 (83%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/22 (64%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 485 s
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 6/33 (18%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 485 s
Max Holloway is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Max Holloway throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Holloway moves backwards and Dominick Cruz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Max Holloway and Cruz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A bunch of leg kicks from Max Holloway
are blocked by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Max Holloway is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cruz into his guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to escape from the closed guard
Dominick Cruz any adventage in the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway 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 Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Max Holloway is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Holloway time to recover. Max Holloway seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Max Holloway tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominick Cruz!
Holloway is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Solid jabs from Max Holloway.
Nice punches.
Holloway avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and counters with a solid straight!
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Holloway evades.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Max Holloway
Great move by Cruz who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Max Holloway tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz pushes away Holloway trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holloway stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Max Holloway fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cruz's chin
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Holloway and Cruz circle around the center of the cage.
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
A solid combination from Max Holloway
mostly hits air.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A left hook from Holloway
falls short.
Holloway clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz launches a hook to the body
Bang! Holloway stops that one with his ribs!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Cruz studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Max Holloway 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.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Dominick Cruz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Dominick Cruz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dominick Cruz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Max Holloway pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Max Holloway
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Max Holloway slightly pushes Cruz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Cruz steps forward
Holloway feints.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz jabs at Holloway
hitting his chest.
Nice low kick from Holloway
but Dominick Cruz stops it.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Max Holloway fires an unorthodox punch to Cruz's torso
that goes wide.
Max Holloway fires an unorthodox punch to Cruz's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Max Holloway launches a body shot
Cruz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Max Holloway leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cruz
Cruz wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Holloway misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Holloway.
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to open up Holloway with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Holloway is trying to block them with his hands...
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Dominick Cruz is cooling the fight on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Max Holloway efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Holloway's being punished here!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Holloway tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Holloway is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Max Holloway down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Dominick Cruz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Max Holloway shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Max Holloway breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Max Holloway looks to counter!
Max Holloway tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Max Holloway tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dominick Cruz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cruz is clinching with Holloway.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz is holding Max Holloway against the fence with his fingers all over Holloway's face
Holloway looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, Dominick Cruz took advantage of it and landed some big punches to the ribs
Max Holloway pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Max Holloway
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Holloway into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Max Holloway.
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Round 3
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Max Holloway is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
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 Max Holloway
Cruz is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Holloway's ribs.
Holloway is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Holloway is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Max Holloway down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Max Holloway efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Max Holloway tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full 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.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Max Holloway's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Holloway misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Holloway open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Max Holloway efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Max Holloway 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 Max Holloway
Deep breaths from Max Holloway who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
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.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Holloway.
Holloway pushes Dominick Cruz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Max Holloway tries a hook to the body
but Cruz manages to dodge it
Max Holloway throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz jabs at Holloway
hitting his chest.
Hard blow to Holloway's mid-section, he seems hurt
Bone shattering straight left hand from Max Holloway!
Cruz ducks under...
Max Holloway tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cruz.
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Round 4
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A high kick from Dominick Cruz
grazes Holloway's head, but he seems okay.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Cruz studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Good movement from Cruz
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Brilliant combination from Max Holloway
Cruz is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Good leg kicks from Dominick Cruz.
Holloway winces a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Dominick Cruz is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Cruz moves backwards and Max Holloway is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Max Holloway's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to open up Holloway with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Holloway is trying to block them with his hands...
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Body shots by Dominick Cruz
Solid blows to Holloway's abdomen.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz works on the ground with his fingers over Holloway's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Max Holloway to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Max Holloway can't prevent his opponent from passing. Cruz looks to work from half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Cruz tries to open up Holloway with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Holloway is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Holloway
Cruz is getting frustrated here.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Max Holloway's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Holloway tries to show some ground skills
Cruz uses his strength to keep Cruz at a disadvantage
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Max Holloway attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Cruz tries to launch a few punches to Max Holloway
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Holloway's defense
Crushing shot to Holloway's body! He's holding his side
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Holloway tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Holloway launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Max Holloway
Dominick Cruz tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
Holloway Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
That kimura looks tight...
Cruz is locking that kimura...
Holloway Hyper-extended his left arm
Holloway struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
That kimura from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Holloway's eyes...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Dominick Cruz's lock! This is over! Holloway didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Submission (kimura) at 3:49 Round 4
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 19/23 (83%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/22 (64%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 485 s
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 6/33 (18%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 485 s
