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07/12/2043
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Jose Espinal vs Urvano Cruce

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ecuador-Manabi promoted show at Portoviejo Hermosillo, Portoviejo,  taking place on 28/11/2041:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Ecuador-Manabi Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Jose Espinal (8(1) - 2(1)) who hails from Manta, Ecuador and Urvano Cruce(12(9) - 0) from Manta, Ecuador.  Espinal weighed in at 125 pounds and 10 ounces, while Cruce weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Xaver Barbo, and the three ringside judges are Alano Enriques, Rio Lona and Vicente Robaina.  

Round 1: 

Espinal tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Espinal switches the action to the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Cruce slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Cruce closes the distance.  Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a sharp right uppercut into Espinal's body.  
Espinal tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Cruce lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Espinal steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Espinal pivots to the side of his opponent.  Cruce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Espinal steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cruce pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a sharp left hook into Espinal's body.  
Cruce walks Espinal down, trapping him on the ropes.  Cruce quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook, right hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Espinal sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Espinal gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Cruce lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Cruce hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Espinal hits home with a firm cross.  
Espinal switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cruce closes the distance and digs in a firm left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Cruce steps inside and manages to force Espinal into a neutral corner.  Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espinal switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Espinal lands a straight 1 - 2.  Espinal throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a sharp left hook into his opponents liver.  
Espinal tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Espinal drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Cruce closes the distance and digs in a right uppercut to Espinal's body.  
Espinal lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Espinal is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Espinal's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Espinal: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cruce: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 2: 

Espinal steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Espinal hits home with a cross.  
Espinal is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Espinal throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Espinal's body.  
Cruce feints a right hook, and then connects with a firm overhand right.  
Espinal lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Espinal lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Cruce lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cruce drives a right uppercut into Espinal's body.  
Cruce closes the distance.  Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent.  Espinal hits home with a firm left hook.  
Cruce digs in a left hook to Espinal's ribs.  
Cruce pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Espinal tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Cruce advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Cruce pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a stinging left hook.  
Cruce lands a firm left hook.  
Cruce pivots to the side of his opponent.  Espinal lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Espinal connects with a right hook.  
Espinal switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Espinal lands a jab to the head, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Espinal attempts to land a jab, but Cruce sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Espinal tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a solid cross.  Espinal attempts to land an overhand left, but Cruce slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Espinal lands with a solid jab.  Espinal throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cruce is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Espinal is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cruce digs in a sharp left hook to Espinal's body.  
Cruce drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Espinal's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Espinal: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Cruce: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 3: 

Cruce pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Espinal steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  Espinal attempts to land an overhand right, but Cruce sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cruce closes the distance.  Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Cruce steps away from his opponent.  Espinal lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Cruce hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Espinal lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Espinal closes the distance.  Cruce sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Espinal is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm cross.  
Espinal hits home with a cross.  
Cruce is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espinal lands a solid overhand right.  
Espinal hits home with a cross.  
Espinal is on target with an overhand right.  
Espinal lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Espinal connects with a stinging cross.  Espinal throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a BRUTAL right hook.  ESPINAL WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Espinal recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Espinal is on target with an overhand right.  
Espinal connects with a cross.  
Cruce steps inside and forces Espinal to retreat onto the ropes.  Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into Espinal's liver.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Cruce dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Cruce closes the distance.  Cruce pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm right hook to Espinal's ribs.  
Espinal sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
Cruce steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Espinal on the ropes.  Cruce pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Espinal is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Espinal is on target with a left uppercut to Cruce's body.  
Espinal steps away from his opponent.  Cruce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Espinal finds the target with a solid jab.  
Espinal lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cruce advances into close range.  Espinal throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cruce drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Espinal tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Cruce sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Espinal finds the target with a jab.  
Espinal closes the distance.  Cruce pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook to Espinal's ribs.  


Round 3 Statistics
Espinal: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cruce: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 4: 

Espinal throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Cruce attempts to land a right hook, but Espinal blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cruce is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Espinal switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Espinal hits home with an overhand right.  Espinal attempts to land a jab, but Cruce slips the shot and counters with a spiteful left uppercut.  IT LOOKS LIKE ESPINAL WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Espinal gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a spiteful right uppercut.  It looks like Espinal has now recovered from that shot earlier.  
Cruce is looking to close the distance and connects with a spiteful left hook.  ESPINAL WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Espinal quickly recovers. 
Espinal tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  
Espinal throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a weighty right hook.  IT LOOKS LIKE ESPINAL WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Cruce is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Espinal could be stopped here, if Cruce can find the right shot!  Cruce lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head, AND DROPS ESPINAL!  He manages to get up at 4.  
Cruce connects with a CRUSHING left uppercut.  ESPINAL IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  
Cruce is looking to close the distance.  Cruce lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He then lands two straights followed by a left hook to his opponents head, AND DROPS ESPINAL!  He is still struggling to his feet as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Cruce!  


Round 4 Statistics
Espinal: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cruce: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Espinal: 
Total Punches Thrown: 164                           
Total Punches Landed: 69                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 130                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 63                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 46                            
Total Jabs Landed: 25                            

Cruce: 
Total Punches Thrown: 157                           
Total Punches Landed: 72                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 86                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 47                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 148                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 69                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Total Jabs Landed: 3