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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Perreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perreira has chosen Stormzy - 0 to 100 as his entrance music. Ted Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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201 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Perreira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz drives through and clinches with Perreira against the cage.
Perreira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Perreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perreira has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz works on Perreira's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cruz pushes Perreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perreira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
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!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cruz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Cruz.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perreira is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Perreira wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Perreira is rocked!
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Perreira.
Perreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Perreira blocks an uppercut.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Perreira.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Perreira.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cruz is working Perreira over against the cage.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perreira blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Perreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Perreira.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Perreira.
Perreira blocks an uppercut.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Perreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Perreira.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Perreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz stalling the fight.
Perreira seems to have recovered his senses.
Perreira is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Cruz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perreira tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz throws a big uppercut that drops Perreira! More strikes from Cruz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Perreira lies dazed against the cage as Cruz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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