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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 kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peter You Suck. Halibut Halibut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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 - 6 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halibut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Halibut does no damage.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Halibut.
Halibut drops Cruz with a nice combination! Halibut dives into Cruz's guard, looking to finish!
Cruz is rocked!
Halibut stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Halibut finish him?
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.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face as Halibut controls the position.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Halibut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Halibut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Halibut controls the position from side control.
Halibut throws a strike aimed at the side of Cruz's head but Cruz avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halibut is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halibut is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halibut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Halibut misses with a straight left.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Halibut misses with a series of wild punches.
Halibut misses with a double jab.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Halibut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halibut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halibut throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Halibut is breathing heavily.
Halibut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halibut throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halibut in his tracks.
Cruz takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch 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.
Halibut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Halibut needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
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 scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halibut rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halibut has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Halibut is rocked!
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Halibut is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Halibut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Halibut backpedaling.
Oh Halibut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Halibut seems to have got his legs back now.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halibut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halibut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Halibut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
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 throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Halibut avoids them all with ease.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Halibut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz punishes Halibut's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz works over Halibut's head and body with a nice combination.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Halibut on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halibut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Halibut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz punishes Halibut's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halibut takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Halibut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halibut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halibut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halibut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halibut manages to avoid it.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Halibut's ribs.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 cracks Halibut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Halibut should have avoided that one.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Halibut is just out of range.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz stuns Halibut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a one two! Halibut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halibut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Halibut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz stuns Halibut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Halibut backs away looking to recover.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Halibut Halibut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halibut throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halibut uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halibut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Halibut's head back.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Halibut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Halibut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halibut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halibut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halibut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Halibut's ribs.
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.
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 punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut Halibut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz tries to bum rush Halibut with a series of wild strikes but Halibut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Halibut lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Halibut throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz punishes Halibut's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Halibut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Halibut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halibut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halibut misses the jab.
Halibut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halibut doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz works over Halibut's head and body with a nice combination.
Halibut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz cracks Halibut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halibut misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halibut doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halibut missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halibut misses with a straight left.
Halibut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halibut circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
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