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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut comes to the cage accompanied by Peter You Suck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Halibut throws a left that rocks Cruz and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Halibut dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cruz regain composure!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Halibut.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Halibut finish him?
Halibut is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Halibut tries to advance to mount but Cruz denies him.
Halibut will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cruz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Halibut has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Halibut has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Halibut tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Halibut is working for a guillotine from mount but Cruz frees his head quite easily.
Halibut tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Halibut looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halibut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Halibut's attempts to control the action.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Halibut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cruz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Halibut trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Halibut is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cruz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halibut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halibut controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Halibut Halibut just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cruz lands a jab to Halibut's midsection.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Halibut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halibut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halibut is breathing heavily.
Cruz slips a jab from Halibut.
Halibut looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Halibut Halibut will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Halibut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halibut Halibut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halibut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Halibut's ribs.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz works over Halibut's head and body with a nice combination.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Halibut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Halibut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halibut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz stalks Halibut and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halibut's face. Halibut staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halibut circles away quickly and effectively.
Halibut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz throws a right hand that Halibut ducks under and follows up with a left that Halibut also avoids with ease.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halibut rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halibut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Halibut slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Halibut scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Halibut misses.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Halibut's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Halibut avoids it well.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz digs a good hook to Halibut's body.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Halibut throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
A shot to de liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halibut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Cruz slips a jab from Halibut.
No joy there for Halibut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halibut. Halibut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halibut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz lunges at Halibut with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halibut's hand.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halibut. Halibut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halibut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Halibut's head.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Halibut backs away looking to recover.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz connects with a jab.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halibut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halibut 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 thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halibut.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Halibut's ribs.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cruz lands a jab.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Halibut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halibut.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halibut moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halibut is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Halibut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Halibut.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Halibut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halibut doesn't seem phased though.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halibut doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halibut manages to avoid it.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Halibut throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
A combination from Halibut does no damage.
Halibut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz swings for the body but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz lands a jab to Halibut's midsection.
Halibut lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Halibut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halibut scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halibut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Cruz catches Halibut right on the button with a cross.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz stuns Halibut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Ethan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
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