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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 88 p4p, 84 weight class) and Jacinto Cruz (ranked 12 p4p, 11 weight class). Da Jiang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic 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 40 - 12 - 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 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang connects with a high kick.
Jiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Jiang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Jiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
A counter left hand to the body from Jiang misses its target.
Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jiang is able to avoid easily.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz slips under a jab from Jiang.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Jiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Jiang.
Jiang slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jiang finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
Cruz throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jiang misses the jab.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Jiang avoids it with no problem.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang takes one to the chin there.
Jiang is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Jiang lands a jab to the head.
Jiang is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jiang throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Jiang tries to counter by clinching up but Cruz breaks away and moves out of range.
Cruz staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Jiang stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Jiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Jiang moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz throws out a leg kick but Jiang moves out of range and Cruz only half commits.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a jab to the head.
Jiang is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Jiang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Jiang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jiang jabs at Cruz's body.
Jiang rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Jiang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jiang works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Jiang gets a clinch.
Cruz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jiang just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Jiang has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jiang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jiang blocks the leg kick.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Jiang cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jiang moves into the clinch.
Jiang scores with a shoulder strike.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacinto Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jiang looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Jiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jiang tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang gets a clinch.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jiang tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Jiang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiang is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
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 throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Jiang looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang checks the leg kick.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Jiang wants to clinch.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Jiang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Jiang cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Jiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jiang cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
A slow jab from Jiang misses its intended target.
Jiang jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz pushes Jiang away with a front kick.
Jiang lands a jab to the head.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jiang misses the jab.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Jiang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiang scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Jiang tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Jiang throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Cruz punishes Jiang's body with a nice straight punch.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jiang tries to clinch up.
Cruz wants to slow Jiang down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
Cruz misses with a left hand
letting Jiang counter with a right hand.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Jiang checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Jiang jumps back.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jiang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jiang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
It looks like Jacinto Cruz has been cut.
Jiang working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jiang checks a low kick from Cruz.
Jiang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiang scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz sizes up Jiang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jiang 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 swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jiang, as that shot connected.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz throws the left hand but Jiang avoids the punch easily.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
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.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Jiang misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jiang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jiang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jiang misses with a few strikes there.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiang clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiang.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Jiang won't allow it.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang 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 Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Jiang.
Jiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jiang is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
Cruz walks into a jab.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Jiang saw it coming and moves away.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Good work by Jiang as he checks the leg kick.
Jiang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Jiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Jiang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Jiang's knee but Jiang avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Jiang.
Jiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jiang moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Jiang misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Jab by Jiang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Jiang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jiang rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz jumps guard but Jiang stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Jiang.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Jiang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Da Jiang did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Jiang settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Jiang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Jiang throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Jiang has managed to clinch.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jiang smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a good low kick that Jiang was not able to check.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
As Cruz looks to move away, Jiang throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiang.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Jiang checks it.
Jiang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiang. Jiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jiang. That did some damage!
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Jiang throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jiang. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Jiang's leg but Jiang calmly moves out of range.
Jiang lands an overhand right.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
As Cruz looks to move away, Jiang throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Jiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jiang checks the leg kick.
Jiang throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jiang.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
Cruz misses the jab.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Jiang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jiang's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Jiang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Jiang connects with the punch.
Jiang checks a low kick from Cruz.
Jiang pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
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.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiang checks a low kick 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 throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz slips a straight right by Jiang.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz clobbers Jiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz digs a good hook to Jiang's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jiang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Jiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Jiang throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Jiang blocks the low kick.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Jiang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Jiang lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Jiang throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Cruz is looking to slow Jiang down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang is looking to counter punch.
Jiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jiang.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cruz.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Jiang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cruz throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Jiang 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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jiang.
It looked like Jiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Jiang wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Cruz stuns Jiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jiang slips under a jab from Cruz.
Jiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A counter left hand to the body from Jiang misses its target.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiang.
Jiang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Jiang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jiang tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Jiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz checks a low kick from Jiang.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Jiang blocks a leg kick.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Jiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jiang's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacinto Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Cruz!
Jacinto Cruz is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jacinto Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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