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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Mirovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cruz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 cm
24
225 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
24
276 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Mirovic! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mirovic circles away quickly and effectively. Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirovic manages to avoid it. Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cruz thuds his right hand into Mirovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Mirovic moved out of range. Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Mirovic moves away and avoids it. Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cruz misses with a wild body shot. Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mirovic. Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mirovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mirovic. Mirovic dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirovic. That's going to slow Cruz down. Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Mirovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side. Mirovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cruz circles away. Mirovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Mirovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mirovic works his way into side control. Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Cruz is breathing heavily. Cruz is not content to let Mirovic control the position. Mirovic staying calm. Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mirovic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Mirovic stands up and beckons Cruz to his feet. Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mirovic backs up against the cage.
Mirovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz. Cruz tests Mirovic's chin there with a solid looking shot. Cruz connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mirovic tumbling to the canvas! Cruz pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mirovic was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorge Cruz!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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