Thank you for the ref Marc Goddard for giving me a chance to rebound.” “Honestly, I thought I slipped so I guess that tells you where I was at.
When the final horn sounded, Cruz had thrown over 100 strikes more than Munhoz and that helped him secure the win with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28 in his favor.Īfterwards, Cruz admitted that he didn’t even really remember being knocked down but he appreciated the work of the referee to allow him to continue. Dominick Cruz was down but never out as he stormed back from an early knockdown to defeat Pedro Munhoz on the UFC 269 prelims.Īfter eating a hard shot in the opening round that put him on the canvas, Cruz came back with one of his best performances in recent memory as he continuously tagged Munhoz with stinging combinations until he completely took over the fight.
