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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
39
232 lbs
30 - 22 - 0 |
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210 cm
25
285 lbs
7 - 3 - 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
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Campos! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target. Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cruz misses the jab. Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Campos works the jab nicely. Cruz blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy. Campos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Campos has taken the fight into the clinch. Campos missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cruz wants to break free but Campos has control.
Campos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away. Campos is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Cruz takes a shot to the head. Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead. Campos missing with knees to the body.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Campos digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs. Campos thuds a left hand into Cruz's body. Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Campos. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campos throws out the jab. Campos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big left from Campos misses. Campos throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily. Campos misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming. 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. Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Campos takes a step back to recover. Cruz blocks a jab. Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it. Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Campos. Campos misses with a straight right. Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campos throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cruz slips under a jab. Cruz throws a low kick but Campos avoids it. Campos throws a head kick that misses. No joy there for Campos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campos takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses. Campos loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch. Campos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Campos moved out of range nicely. Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Campos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camposs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Cruz misses with a straight right. Campos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Campos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head. Campos lands a high kick!
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Campos. Daniel Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Campos thows a left - swing and a miss! Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Campos slips the punch. Nice defenses there by Cruz. Campos misses the jab. Donk. Cruz catches Campos right on the button with a cross. Campos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz. Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campos. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Campos misses with a body punch
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick. Campos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses. Campos looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range. A shot to the body from Campos misses and Cruz counters with a straight right hand. Campos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campos takes the fight into the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campos just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather. Cruz blocks a body shot from Campos. Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut. Campos misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campos lands a head kick!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Cruz moves away from the strike by Campos. Cruz connects with a single shot there. Some wild striking there from Campos.
Campos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campos with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Campos moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab. Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campos. A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz. Campos swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Campos's belly button to the back. Campos is breathing heavily. Sloppy strikes from Campos. Those never looked like landing. Campos looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely. Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Cruz throws out a loose jab but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it. Campos throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp right that sends Campos to the canvas! Cruz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cruz! A very excited looking Jorge Cruz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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