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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 863 p4p, 468 weight class) and Jacinto Cruz (ranked 101 p4p, 59 weight class). Goodman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Globo Gym America Corp.. Jacinto Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodman tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz cracks Goodman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goodman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Cruz tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Goodman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Cruz decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing that Goodman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Goodman passes into side control.
Cruz tries to bench press Goodman off him but Goodman keeps the position.
Goodman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Goodman is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Goodman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Goodman is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goodman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goodman's back!
Cruz trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goodman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz avoiding Goodman 's attempts to control his hands.
Goodman rolls, trying to escape but Cruz keeps control of the position.
Cruz trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cruz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodman just looking to survive in the bad position.
Cruz avoiding Goodman 's attempts to control his hands.
Cruz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Goodman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Goodman for a finish.
Goodman trying to control the hands but Cruz breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodman tries to escape but Cruz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cruz doesn't have the hooks in and Goodman manages to turn into his guard.
Goodman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Goodman's ribs.
Goodman throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Goodman throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Goodman throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Goodman cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Cruz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Goodman misses.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
so Goodman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goodman won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
White Goodman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Goodman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Goodman landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Goodman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goodman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz working a defensive guard but Goodman passes into half guard.
Cruz has his hands clasped together around Goodman's back. He's all about the action.
Goodman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Goodman in his half guard.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goodman throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Goodman is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goodman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goodman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Goodman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cruz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Goodman wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Goodman is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Goodman.
Goodman is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Goodman prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz tries to hold on but Goodman pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Goodman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Goodman instigates a clinch.
Goodman lands a left hand.
Cruz pushes Goodman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Goodman uses from the top position.
Goodman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Goodman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz pulls Goodman in close to prevent any damage.
Cruz is trying to keep Goodman in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Goodman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Goodman content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Goodman.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman connects with a couple of short punches.
Goodman controlling from the top position.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Goodman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goodman looking to pass the guard.
Goodman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goodman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodman stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Goodman pushes his legs off easily.
Goodman working some strikes from top position.
That's four 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.
Goodman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Goodman uses it to pass to side control.
Cruz seems a little lost for a moment, as Goodman dominates the positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
White Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... White Goodman!
White Goodman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Losing is a genetic disorder much like baldness or necrophilia and its only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it! Join Globo Gym !! I need some private reflection time.
Im going to go rub one out with a slice of pizza.! Me'Shell Get the scooter!'.
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energy
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hype
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