Mercito 'No Mercy' Gesta still Undefeated after a UD Win

Right hook landed by Undefeated Mercito Gesta

        Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta carved out a dominant 10 round Unanimous Decision Victory against a taller and bigger opponent in Ricardo Dominguez 34-6-2 (21 KOs) of Culiacan, Mexico. 

       Gesta 23-0-1 (12 KOs) was aggressive from the get go as he dominated a taller opponent who was caught early with overhand rights and left hooks from the undefeated Filipino fighter in the opening round. The surprised Dominguez was placed in a defensive mode early as Gesta would dart in and out of him while landing accurate punches in the process. Gesta scored big in the 3rd round as a big left and right hook combo nailed Dominguez, throwing the Mexican across the ring from the force of the punches. Referee Joe Cortez gave Dominguez the 8 count as Dominguez protested that it was a slip.Mercito Gesta earned improved his unbeaten record to 24 in his debut in Sin City on the eve of Pacquiao - Marquez III. It was a commanding performance seeing him in control from the opening to the final bell. It was a much better performance from his previous fight in Arizona in September where he was describe as tentative and vulnerable. The three judges at ringside gave him scores of 99-91, 97-92, 98-92.

       Tanada eked out a tough Majority Decision victory against a sturdy veteran in Juan Ruiz 23-7 (7 KOs) of Newhall, CA. Tanada who turned 20 just yesterday, fought a toe to toe battle against the 32 year old Ruiz who tested him in six grueling rounds.Tanada stunned Ruiz in the 4th with a vicious uppercut which buckled the veteran. But Ruiz never went down and instead mounted an attack of his own. Both fighters slugged it out in the 6th and final round with hooks and uppercuts emanating from both fighters until the final bell. The scores were an even 57 on one card and two scores of 58-56 on two other judges favoring Tanada. The victory was greeted with applause and celebration by Filipinos.

     Juan Miguel Elorde 10-0 (4 KOs) failed to make it a clean sweep for all three Filipino fighters seeing action tonight at a Top Rank promoted card here at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. While his compatriots, Allan Tanada and Mercito Gesta came up successful with their respective matches. The grandson of the great Flash Elorde faltered in his US debut in a 4 round Super Bantamweight match against fellow unbeaten fighter Jerry Guevara 6-0 (5 KOs) of Brownsville, TX. One judge gave all four rounds to Guevara while the other two had it a little closer at 39-37 for the now 7-0 Texan fighter. Elorde suffers his first lost in 11 outings.

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