WEC 50 Post-Fight: Dominick Cruz - "I Thought I Won All the Rounds"
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 19, 2010 5:59 AM EDT
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"In my humble opinion, I thought I won all the rounds. I thought I won it pretty unanimously. That's all I can say. I thought I won it."
"I think that the crowd has a big part to play in the judges' opinion sometimes. Also, he caught me with a real slick knee up against the cage that made me bleed real bad. I would assume the blood could have swayed the judges as well."
"It felt like the same fight almost. He's still quick. He still had a lot of good pace. He still threw a lot of good stuff. I think he was a little more cautious this time. He didn't go as crazy this time on a lot of his striking, but that kind of plays to my advantage a little bit, in my opinion, just because I make good reads as the fight goes on, and I get stronger and stronger as the fight goes on, as well."
"I'm a little disappointed I didn't the finish. I was really looking for it. I landed a lot of shots that I felt like should have finished him, but he's tough. You've got to give it to him... All these guys that I get in there with, they're tough. The 135-pound division is stacked. We've got some of the best fighters in the world, and none of them are going to go down easy."
--WEC Bantamweight Champ, Dominick Cruz (16-1) says he is a bit surprised that the judges were split in scoring the decision. For what it's worth, Fight Metric also scored all five rounds in favor of the #1 ranked Bantamweight.
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that picture is cool as hell
i don’t see how the judges got a split decision either but i definetely didn’t think he won all five rounds
i did give him three rounds
one round i thought should have been a draw
and the other round was bena’s
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by Johnathan Willis on Aug 19, 2010 6:17 AM EDT reply actions
the fight was so close
i didnt see a definitive winner in any round it coulda gone either way
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
yeah i agree
my friend who was watchin it with me is kinda new to mma and kept asking me who won each round and all i could do was tell him who i thought had won the round and then explain that it’s a close fight though and the judges could go either way.
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by Johnathan Willis on Aug 19, 2010 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions
my question is
HE WON, so why does any fighter care if it was split or unamious? i mean a win is a win?
A reporter asks him a question about his opinion and he answers.
Why do fans have to get irked that he has an opinion and that he gave it when asked?
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by Johnathan Willis on Aug 19, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
i just don't enjoy watching Cruz fight
high-level opponents are in virtually no danger of being finished by Cruz. his awkward boxing is effective, but i noticed several times that he does this awkward duck-and-shift to his right — that’s going to be tailor-made for someone with a good counter left hook.
i think his reign will be short if he faces a good striker with some range and power.
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Bowles gave up significant height/reach
and his background is wrestling, isn’t it?
i could be wrong. sure as hell wouldn’t be the first time.
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by bobthewriter on Aug 19, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Cruz lost only one round imo
The 3rd or 4th where he got his face opened.
Other than that I am growing more enamored with Cruz’s style. Hitting and not getting hit and with outstanding wrestling. Cruz vs Jorgensen is going to be good, Scotty will take it to Cruz and force him into a clinch war where his hit and run tactics are useless.
Dominic also seems to cut easily so Scotts path to victory will involve elbows and knees. Young Guns is also pretty good at keeping up with faster fighters ala his 2 wars with Banuelos. He is a bit of a slow starter but should do fine in a 5 rounder.
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