GDT: UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

[Avs_19]

I don't agree with the 49-46 score but again, no issue with Cruz getting the win. Very close fight.

 

[darko]

round 1 was close and he won 2, 3, and 5 pretty clearly

TJ won rounds 4 and 5. I don't see how you don't give TJ round 5.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Did one judge score it 49-46 Dillashaw? How?

2 dominant rounds and 3 uber close where you could argue he landed more & better in all of them

 

[Avs_19]

Don't tell me Cruz is going back on the shelf. That would really suck.

 

[darko]

You did push the pace TJ. You also whiffed more than Ryan Howard.

 

[Vlad*]

TJ won rounds 4 and 5. I don't see how you don't give TJ round 5.

TJ landed a nice hook and left high kick in the first minute but after that I thought Cruz did noticeably more

 

[darko]

TJ landed a nice hook and left high kick in the first minute but after that I thought Cruz did noticeably more

He also chopped Cruz's lead leg half a dozen times

 

[Rocko604]

The champ has returned.

Now hopefully he doesn't need surgery on his foot.

 

[Kitten Mittons]

I had TJ winning the last 3 but ok with the call. Wonder how long Cruz will be out with his foot.

Poor Florian got called out again lol.

 

[MD thaivuN]

can't wait for the rematch, because i think TJ will beat Cruz there and TJ will be available for a bet at PLUS money lol

 

[The Kingslayer]

Real happy for Cruz

 

[Virtanen18]

I can see why Cruz won, but I had Dillashaw winning myself. How many points does Cruz win with takedowns when he didn't even do anything with them?

 

[DBL]

Amazed at Cruz's movement...can't believe the amount of shots Dillashaw threw at just air hoping to catch Cruz. And Dillashaw is so quick himself.

Cruz's looks to have little to no power though...

 

[MD thaivuN]

Amazed at Cruz's movement...can't believe the amount of shots Dillashaw threw at just air hoping to catch Cruz. And Dillashaw is so quick himself.

Cruz's looks to have little to no power though...

he does have power, but his movement prevents him from using that power though

 

[The Kingslayer]

TJ won rounds 4 and 5. I don't see how you don't give TJ round 5.

Thats how I had it. I had it 3-0 Cruz going into the 4th, TJ 4 and 5 easily

 

[2faded]

Thats how I had it. I had it 3-0 Cruz going into the 4th, TJ 4 and 5 easily

Same. First three to Cruz.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Tony Weeks' scorecard is really unforgivable. how the hell do you give Cruz the last two rounds? lol

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Had 49-46 Cruz. No issue with 48-47 Cruz though.

 

[member 51464]

Watching the Cruz chat in the post-fight now. He seems like a fairly cerebral fighter. Interesting guy.

Urijah talking **** now. **** that anti-vaxxer.

 

[BGDDYKWL]

I had TJ winning but it certainly could've gone either way. I was surprised that Mitrione was actually getting the better of Browne in the early part of the fight. Seemed like the eye pokes bothered him.

 

[kurt]

Immediate rematch? Dillashaw had to give Barao one, didn't he? Seems like he'd have a good argument for an immediate Dillashaw/Cruz 2 if Cruz is healthy enough to fight again.

 

[2faded]

You could only have TJ winning winning if you wanted him to win before the fight started. You can't watch the fight w/o bias and honestly think TJ won. I guess if you can score points for standing in the middle of the cage and punching air TJ won, but I don't think that counts.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Seemed like Dillashaw abandoned anything resembling a gameplan and started to believe his own talk about his power and went from a guy that constantly pressures with footwork and combos to a guy that can only plant and throw. He looked pretty effective with those leg kicks, don't know why he didn't start chopping away earlier.

I though Mitrione got screwed, he looked like the more effective fighter prior to getting his eye poked (and quite badly) twice. Apparently refs don't care about that type of stuff though.

Really smart fight by Eddie. Pettis seems to be following the JDS gameplan where he gets beat one way, and rather than training for that pressure fighting style, just keeps working on his strength.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Seemed like Dillashaw abandoned anything resembling a gameplan and started to believe his own talk about his power and went from a guy that constantly pressures with footwork and combos to a guy that can only plant and throw. He looked pretty effective with those leg kicks, don't know why he didn't start chopping away earlier.

I though Mitrione got screwed, he looked like the more effective fighter prior to getting his eye poked (and quite badly) twice. Apparently refs don't care about that type of stuff though.

Really smart fight by Eddie. Pettis seems to be following the JDS gameplan where he gets beat one way, and rather than training for that pressure fighting style, just keeps working on his strength.

As if I needed more reasons to hate Travis Browne. Those eye pokes were infuriating. Thought I was watching a Jon Jones fight for a second.

 

[darko]

I can see why Cruz won, but I had Dillashaw winning myself. How many points does Cruz win with takedowns when he didn't even do anything with them?

Still a takedown which scores.

Takedown while not doing anything with it > fresh air swings.