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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Wright!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Mauricio Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dela Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dela Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dela Cruz advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wright has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dela Cruz tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Dela Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dela Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wright misses with a strike from the bottom.
Wright takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dela Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wright looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dela Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wright is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dela Cruz lets go of the hold and Wright can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauricio Dela Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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