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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Errol Jitani (ranked 4496 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 524 p4p, 411 weight class). Errol Jitani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santa Cruz's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Jitani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz cracks Jitani with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Jitani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz takes a swing at Jitani's ribcage but misses.
Jitani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Jitani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Jitani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jitani moves away from the strike by Cruz.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Jitani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Jitani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jitani.
Jitani throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Jitani misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Jitani's ribs.
Jitani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jitani throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is looking to slow Jitani down with leg kicks.
Cruz stuns Jitani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jitani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jitani slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jitani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jitani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Jitani avoids them all with ease.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Jitani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jitani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Jitani does it's job there.
Jitani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Jitani's head.
Cruz feints and then cracks Jitani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jitani down.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Oooooh!!! Cruz has knocked Jitani down with a huge combo! Cruz steps away and waves a wobbly Jitani back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jitani is rocked!
Jitani misses the jab.
Jitani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Jitani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Jitani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jitani manages to avoid it.
Jitani is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jitani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jitani with a body shot.
Jitani seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitani moves away.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Jitani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Jitani misses.
Jitani throws a one two combo.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz lands a jab to Jitani's midsection.
Jitani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Jitani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that Jitani ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitani also avoids with ease.
Jitani thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz lands a left and a right that send Jitani crashing to the mat, dazed. Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Errol Jitani has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitani gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cruz gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santa Cruz!
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hype
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pop
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