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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beast moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz slips under a jab from Beast.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Beast moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz works over Beast's head and body with a nice combination.
Beast moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Beast moves out of range.
Beast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Beast counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Beast backs away looking to recover.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Beast counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beast thows a big elbow that misses.
Beast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beast on the ground.
Beast throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz wants to stand but Beast is controlling the position.
Beast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beast with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beast counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beast not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beast.
Beast looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Beast postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Beast thows a big elbow that misses.
Beast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beast lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beast trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Beast dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Beast counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Beast's body.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a combination
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz moves out of range as Beast strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beast counters with a takedown into side control.
Beast throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Beast looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruz is avoiding damage well.
Cruz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Beast seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Beast creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Beast.
Beast throws an elbow but Cruz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz parries the strikes from Beast easily there. Beast is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cruz to escape.
Beast working the ground and pound but Cruz is defending the strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Beast counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Beast to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beast makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beast lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into rage.
Cruz misses with a body punch
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beast counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body shot
and Beast counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz misses with a body shot
and Beast counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beast.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beast lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beast thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz is looking to wear down Beast with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Beast doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz punishes Beast's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beast counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Beast not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beast lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beast throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beast works his way into full mount!
Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruz tries to get out of the position.
Beast landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beast throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
Beast throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cruz because Beast loaded up on that one.
Beast landing strikes from the mount.
Beast looking to finish Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cruz!
Beast has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beast wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Beast won't let Cruz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beast.
Beast thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Beast.
Beast throwing strikes but Cruz recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Beast not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beast 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 swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Beast counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Beast counters with a left to the body.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a body punch
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Demon Beast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beast cracks Cruz with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beast has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Beast!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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