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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow [G-Mix] ft. Snoop Dogg, Juicy J & T-Pain . The key to victory for Diego Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 cm
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144 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Cruz! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Patrick Cruz has been cut. A swing and a miss from Cruz. Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sanchez misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely. Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him? Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez. Cruz fails with a takedown attempt. A big left from Sanchez misses. Cruz misses with a takedown attempt and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cruz. Sanchez throws an overhand right that drops Cruz like a sack of potatoes! Sanchez dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez! During a confident post fight interview, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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