Picking up the pieces…
A heavy cloud hungover team Band Ludwig Sunday night as his prize fighter T.J. Dillashaw fell to former and current bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston. In the five round bout that went to the judges, Dillashaw lost in a razor close split decision. In the octagon interview after the bout Dillashaw said he thought he did enough to win and I for one agree with him. Cruz did well evading Dillashaw’s shots in the beginning of the fight but slowed down towards the 4th and 5th rounds. T.J.’s right leg kick was finding a home throughout the fight and that became apparent in round 5 where Dillashaw punished the champion to the point he could barely walk. Dillashaw also controlled the octagon and landed the harder shots, knocking Cruz down twice throughout the bout. 
Cruz supports say they scored the bout 3-2 as Cruz won the first two rounds. I say rounds the first 2 rounds were very close, coupled with the fact that 4th and 5th rounds were decisively Dillashaw, and the fact he held the belt, I really don’t know how he could’ve lost that…but I digress. So what’s next for the former bantamweight champ? In the age of rematches, I’m not always supportive of them, but this one, I’ve got see again. I would love to see Cruz after his ring rust, and with a new found confidence take on the much deserving and now very hungry Dillashaw. That’s a tale of two men who honestly feel the belt is theirs, and that makes for one hell of a match up. 
