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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2025 |
#R1##CL#
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chang, pushing him back against the cage.
Chang is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Cruz.
Chang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Chang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Chang blocking some punches.
Chang tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Cory Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hao Chang.#T1#
Chang slowing the pace effectively.#TD2#
Chang manages to pull guard.
Chang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES2#
Chang has his feet on Cruz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL#
Cruz has Chang up against the cage in a clinch.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Chang with that takedown attempt. #T3##CL#
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chang is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Chang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Chang decides to pull guard. #T4#
Chang working a defensive guard here.
Chang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz postures up.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Chang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.#CL#
Cruz pushes Chang up against the cage in a clinch.
Chang wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang looking to stall.
Chang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Chang is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cory Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hao Chang.
Chang tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Chang blocking some punches.
#T1#
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Chang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cory Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Chang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chang just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Chang is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chang backwards. #TD2#
Chang manages to pull guard.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
Chang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chang on the ground.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Chang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Chang sits in half guard.
Chang performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Chang is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Cruz wants to control but Chang passes into side.
#SUB2#
Chang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chang trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
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Cruz is trying to work for a sweep but Chang has mounted him!
Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruz tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chang.
Chang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hao Chang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz. #BC2#
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Chang misses.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
Chang misses the jab.
Hao Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Chang gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Chang is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz gets through Chang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chang is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Chang blocking some punches.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL#
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Chang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cory Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hao Chang.
Chang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chang is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chang obliges.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Chang successfully pulls guard.
Chang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chang is keeping the position for now.
Chang looking to control.
#T4#
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chang working aggressively here.
Chang blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Cruz! |
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