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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crawling. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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159 lbs
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179 cm
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154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Crunch! Cruz slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Cruz.
Morrison throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Morrison misses the body punch
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Morrison letting Cruz take a breather here.
Morrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Morrison pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants to break free but Morrison has control.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Morrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrison won't allow it.
Cruz tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Morrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison has managed to clinch.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrison has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Morrison.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Cruz cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz slips a jab from Morrison.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Morrison thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Cruz throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Carlos Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Morrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Cruz throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morrison is rocked!
Cruz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Morrison to the canvas! Morrison doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cruz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Cruz!
A very excited looking Carlos Cruz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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