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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 12 p4p, 41 weight class) and Jacinto Cruz (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Jiang's knee but Jiang avoids it well.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz feints and then cracks Jiang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jiang down.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jiang is out of range.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Jiang had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jiang.
Jiang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Cruz swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a few strikes there.
Jiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Jiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jiang's knee momentarily.
Jiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
Jiang clinches.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
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 avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang lands a right hand.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jiang to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiang is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Jiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jiang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Jiang looks to throw a body kick
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang clinches with his opponent.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Jiang won't allow it.
Da Jiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacinto Cruz.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Jiang digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Jiang as the two fighters clinch.
Jiang lands a body shot.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Jiang.
Jiang is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Jiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jiang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jiang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Jiang saw that one coming.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jiang's sensitive parts.
Jiang throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jiang.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jiang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Jiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that round.
That's time! Jiang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Jiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Jiang misses with a leg kick.
Cruz throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses.
Jiang tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Jiang's knee but Jiang avoids it well.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jiang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jiang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jiang throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
A jab from Cruz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Jiang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jiang. Jiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Jiang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiang scores with a hook.
Jiang is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Jiang misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang wants to clinch
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz throws the left hand but Jiang avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Cruz feints and then cracks Jiang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jiang down.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Jiang throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Jiang counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a right hand that Jiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Jiang also avoids with ease.
Jiang moves to clinch but Cruz breaks away
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jiang looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Jiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Jiang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz stalks Jiang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jiang's face. Jiang staggers backwards, shaken.
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz punishes Jiang's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Jiang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Jiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz jabs Jiang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Jiang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Jiang.
Jiang misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz tries to work over Jiang's front leg with a kick but Jiang checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Jiang connects with the punch.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz moves away
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jiang.
Jiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Jiang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz pushes Jiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Jiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz really dominated that round.
That's time! Jiang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Jiang throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jiang.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jiang walks into a left hand.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiang checks it well.
Jiang is looking to counter with a body kick.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiang is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Jiang misses
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang misses with a combination
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jiang misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but Jiang is wise to it.
A jab from Cruz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Jiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang lands with an overhand left.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Jiang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jiang throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Jiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jiang blocks the low kick.
A big right from Jiang misses.
Jiang throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jiang.
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jiang's knee momentarily.
Jiang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jiang with a body shot.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Jiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Jiang's leg. Jiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz catches Jiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Jiang.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Jiang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses.
Jiang connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Jiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Jiang settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Jiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacinto Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Jiang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cruz really felt that one!
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Jiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jiang throws a lazy body kick
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang misses with a right hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Jiang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a right hand
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Jiang thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Jiang misses with a hook
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a push kick but Jiang slaps the foot to one side.
Jiang jabs at Cruz's body.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang takes a shot to the head.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jiang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Jiang moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Jiang misses the jab.
Cruz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Da Jiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Jiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jiang wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Jiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiang rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Jiang throws a combination that misses
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jiang.
Cruz punishes Jiang's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Jiang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Jiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Jiang misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Jiang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Jiang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jiang throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Da Jiang.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Cruz!
Jacinto Cruz is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Jacinto Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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