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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cory Cruz (ranked 4052 p4p, 24227 weight class) and Trent Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Bash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Bash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bash.
Cruz clinches.
Bash tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Bash takes a shot to the head.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz pushes Bash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bash.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Bash.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Bash.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cory Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Bash.
Bash fails with a takedown attempt.
Bash fails to land the takedown.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz darts in and clinches Bash up against the cage.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Bash is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bash shoots and misses
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bash blocking some punches.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Bash tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bash should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bash has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bash changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bash keeps the fight on the outside.
Bash is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Bash circles away.
Bash tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Bash pushes him off.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz gets through Bash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bash blocking some punches.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz pushes Bash up against the cage in a clinch.
Bash is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cory Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bash.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bash tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bash can do to turn this around?
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Bash pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bash has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cruz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bash has tightened it up now! Cruz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trent Bash!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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