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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 70 p4p, 273 weight class) and Gino Gambini (ranked 9 p4p, 32 weight class). Gambini has chosen Greedy BD - Mobcutmuzik as his entrance music. Gino Gambini will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Gambini!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Gambini is predictable there
and Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gambini looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Gambini looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Gambini is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Gambini.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gambini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gambini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Gambini moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambini.
Gambini clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gambini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambini throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range as Gambini strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Gambini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Gambini thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gambini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambini moves away.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gambini clinches up against the cage.
Gambini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambini wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Gambini throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a hook but Gambini blocks it.
Cruz jabs Gambini right on the nose. Gambini blinks but takes it well.
Gambini throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Gambini moved out of range nicely.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gambini.
Gambini scores with a nice right hand.
Gambini closes the distance and clinches.
Gambini working aggressively here.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambini misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Gambini moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz backing away here, and Gambini unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gambini throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Gambini misses with a wild body shot.
Gambini wants to clinch.
Gambini throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Gambini only half commits.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Gambini's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambini tries to avoid it.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gambini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Gambini ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Gambini has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gambini tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gambini.
Gambini ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Gambini cracks Cruz with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings for the body but Gambini moves out of range.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gambini's head.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Gambini tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Gambini.
Gambini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Gambini drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Gambini's head but Gambini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gambini.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz motions for Gambini to come forward. Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Gambini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Gambini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambini doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Cruz throws a hook but Gambini avoids it easily.
Gambini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Gambini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambini defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambini manages to avoid it.
Gambini tries to clinch up.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gambini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Gambini misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Gambini jumps back.
Gambini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gambini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Gambini's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambini tries to avoid it.
Gambini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gambini doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Gambini throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gambini ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambini is looking to clinch.
Cruz misses the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cruz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A swing and a miss from Gambini.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Gambini's shoulder, as Gambini tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambini can do to turn this around?
Gambini tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Gambini tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gambini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Gambini scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gambini is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gambini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambini.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambini checks a low kick from Cruz.
Gambini thinks about the counter body kick.
A big right from Gambini misses.
Gambini clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Gambini holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Gambini checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Cruz slips a straight right by Gambini.
Gambini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gambini throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambini blocks a jab.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambini moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambini needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Gambini throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Gambini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambini moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
Gambini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz throws a leg kick
letting Gambini counter with a right hand.
Gambini wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gambini throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gambini misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gambini throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Gambini misses with a straight left.
Gambini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jacinto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Gambini throws a leg kick that misses.
Gambini clinches.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Gambini scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gambini checks a leg kick.
Gambini misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gambini is able to avoid easily.
Cruz throws a jab when Gambini was well out of range.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Gambini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Gambini slips a jab from Cruz.
Gambini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gambini.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Gambini slips the punch.
Cruz tries to work over Gambini's front leg with a kick but Gambini checks it.
Gambini tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gambini.
Gambini misses with a low kick.
Gambini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gambini.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Good work by Gambini as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gambini misses.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Gambini slips a jab from Cruz.
Gambini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Gambini off balance momentarily.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Gambini is out of range.
Gambini fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Gambini's defenses.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Gambini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gambini blocks a leg kick.
Gambini misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Gambini.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Gambini moved away.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gambini staying out of range there.
Gambini slips under a jab.
Gambini is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Cruz takes a swing at Gambini's ribcage but misses.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Cruz.
Gambini closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Gambini has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Gambini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Gambini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Cruz moves out of range as Gambini strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz defending well as Gambini loads up on a big left hand.
Gambini thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Gambini wants to clinch.
Gambini tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gambini misses the jab.
Gambini doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Gambini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a body punch but Gambini moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambini throws out the jab.
Gambini closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambini's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gambini scrambles back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Gambini blocks the leg kick.
Gambini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Gambini.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambini throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Gambini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz swings for the body but Gambini moves out of range.
Gambini moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gambini's efforts to push away.
Gambini manages to break the clinch.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Gambini's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambini tries to avoid it.
Gambini walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambini.
Gambini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gambini.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gambini eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gambini is looking to clinch.
Gambini lands with a cross.
Gambini is looking to clinch.
Gambini with a hook.
Gambini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambini feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gambini misses with a few strikes there.
Gambini throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Gambini is looking to 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!
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Gambini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Gambini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gambini throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambini manages to avoid it.
Gino Gambini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz with the inside leg kick.
Gambini tries to clinch up.
Gambini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Gambini's head but Gambini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gambini slips under a jab.
Gambini throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Gambini tried to score with a low kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gambini misses the target.
Gambini closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambini throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacinto Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Cruz!
Jacinto Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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