Trent Moses of Fredericton squared off in the octagon against a number one, top ranked fighter in the 155 lbs division and lost by TKO in second round last Saturday in Moncton.
Casino New Brunswick hosted the “Fall Brawl,” an Elite 1 Mixed Martial Arts Productions in the Molson Canadian Centre room of the motel.
Moses is a 20-year-old pro fighter with a 1-2 record who faced Shawn Wallace from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island who holds a 6-0 pro record.
Moses felt confident in himself and felt the match was, “going to be a big upset.”
He felt nervous for the fight as it got closer. “I guess I feel a bit of everything, I’m very excited, nervous, it’s a good feeling I’m used to,” said Moses. “I think you need that feeling, its fire.”
Moses’s biggest obstacle he faced while preparing for this fight was getting over a brief sickness.
“I’m just getting healthy now,” said Moses. “I was getting over bronchitis, there was a little bit of a setback,” he said.
Moses trains at Evolution Fight and Fitness in Fredericton and feels his athleticism is up to par.
“When we come up to a fight we train specifically for that fight,” said Moses. “I train almost every day, about six days a week. Fighting is pretty much my whole life.”
Trainer and Coach Andy Young at Evolution Fight and Fitness prepared Moses for the bout.
“I train him six days a week, two times a day, Sunday is usually a day of rest and recovery,” he said.
Young focuses in the mornings on dry-land training, functional training, explosive movements, bungee and hurdle training, along with explosive weight exercises.
“It’s all anaerobic training that’s more tailored to fighting,” said Young.
“At nighttime we train pad work, sparring, MMA situation training, wrestling, jiujitsu and sprawling.”
Young said he is the main coach but there are other trainers under him who also train Moses.
Young is Moses’s corner man during fights. “I get him warmed up around back. I get him mentally and physically prepared,” said Young. “I talk to him in between rounds and tell him what he needs to improve.”
Moses said for those interested in entering the octagon for a cage fight they should, “have some guidance behind them before making any decisions. I’d want to see someone well prepared before they do anything,” Moses said.
Young said for those who wish to fight, “be humble and listen to what the coaches have to say, they been there before you,” he said. “There’s no rush, there’s so much more to learn than you can think once you come in to train.”
“The most important,” said Young, “the fights will always be there. There’s no rush to jump into a fight, the coaches will let you know when you’re ready.”
Young thought Moses was going to win.
“We are ready but anything can happen. We are on a winning streak so we feel confident.”
Young feels Moses’s greatest obstacle was that he fought the undefeated, number one guy in the league which was a challenge for Moses.
Moses’s has no new plans or techniques he incorporated in the cage.
“My fight game never changes, I look to knock my opponent out and go for the kill. It’s nothing new to me, just go for the finish.”
