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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Bedemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Bedemar looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bedemar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bedemar tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Bedemar throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bedemar. That's going to slow Cruz down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedemar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bedemar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Bedemar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bedemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bedemar throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bedemar tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bedemar throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bedemar.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Bedemar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bedemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Bedemar tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedemar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedemar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to clinch up.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bedemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a body punch but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Bedemar is looking to clinch.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedemar wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Claude Bedemar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Bedemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedemar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Bedemar throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Claude Bedemar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bedemar wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bedemar.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedemar moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedemar moves away.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedemar is just out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz moves out of range as Bedemar throws a body kick.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedemar manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bedemar throws a leg kick that misses.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedemar is just out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedemar is looking to clinch.
Cruz throws a body punch but Bedemar moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Claude Bedemar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedemar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedemar moves away.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Bedemar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bedemar is looking to clinch.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz takes a swing at Bedemar's ribcage but misses.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz lands a jab to Bedemar's midsection.
Bedemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedemar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz scores with a jab. Bedemar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Bedemar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bedemar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bedemar rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz swings for the body but Bedemar moves out of range.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Bedemar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bedemar 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.
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.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bedemar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar is looking to clinch.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jeremiah Ethan Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Bedemar misses.
Bedemar tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Claude Bedemar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bedemar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to clinch up.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedemar manages to avoid it.
Bedemar tries to clinch up.
Bedemar avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Bedemar is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedemar manages to avoid it.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch up.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bedemar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedemar is just out of range.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bedemar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremiah Ethan Cruz.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is the new lightweight champion!
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