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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 cm
38
232 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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210 cm
24
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
29 - 21 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Campos! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campos closes the distance but Cruz moves to the side and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Campos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Campos moves away from the strike by Cruz. Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Campos's hands. Campos scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Campos seems unphased.
Campos swings and misses with a shot to the body and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick. Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A low kick from Campos is predictable there and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut. Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Campos is just out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target. Campos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campos throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily. Campos stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken. Campos misses with a hook
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campos.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Campos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The fighters circling - Campos throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Campos misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely. Cruz blocks a jab. Campos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. This has been an exciting period of action! Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Campos takes a body punch but keeps moving. Campos slips under a jab from Cruz. Campos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A swing and a miss from Campos.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campos closes the distance and lands a one-two. Campos lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campos. Campos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Campos throws a hook but Cruz blocks it. Campos misses with a body kick. Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cruz takes a swing at Campos's ribcage but misses. Campos scores with a leg kick.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Cruz misses the jab. Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Campos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cruz misses with a left hand and Campos counters with a stiff right hand. Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campos throws out the jab. Cruz misses with a looping right. Campos moves into the clinch. Cruz is trying to break free. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Campos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cruz's brow. Campos scores with an uppercut up the middle. Cruz is trying to break free. Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cruz moves away from the strike by Campos. Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campos. Good work by Campos as he checks the leg kick. Cruz slips under a jab. Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Cruz misses the jab. Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action! Cruz throws a hook to the side of Campos's head but Campos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Campos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away. Cruz tries to move into range but Campos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Campos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Campos with a jab. Cruz throws a right and a left that Campos avoids nicely. Cruz keeps the fight on the outside. Campos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel Campos's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz throws a right hand that Campos ducks under and follows up with a left that Campos also avoids with ease. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campos checks a leg kick. A big left from Campos misses. Cruz dips to his left and cracks Campos with an uppercut! Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campos needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there. Campos moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off. A jab from Cruz misses. Campos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Campos staying out of range there. Campos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Campos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campos misses with an uppercut. Campos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab. Cruz cracks Campos with a right hand to the side of the head. Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Campos does no damage. Cruz throws a one two combo.
Campos is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cruz sends Campos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cruz is motioning to the referee to let Campos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Campos is rocked! Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far. Campos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Campos is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him? Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Campos out cold! Campos is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorge Cruz! In his post fight interview, Jorge Cruz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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