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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hold Steady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremiah Ethan Cruz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 3 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hold Steady!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steady is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Steady is just out of range.
Steady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Steady is just out of range.
Steady throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Hold Steady has been cut.
Cruz slips under a jab from Steady.
Cruz takes a swing at Steady's ribcage but misses.
Steady lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Steady throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steady lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steady.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steady tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Steady is just out of range.
Steady throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Steady backpedaling.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Steady avoids it well.
Cruz swings for the body but Steady moves out of range.
Steady takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steady lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz throws a body punch but Steady moves out of range.
Steady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steady looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Steady misses.
Cruz slips under a jab from Steady.
Steady swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steady takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Steady.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Steady's ribs.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steady was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Steady sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz swings for the body but Steady moves out of range.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Steady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steady missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Steady's belly button to the back.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Steady avoids the body shot from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steady moves away.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steady misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steady.
Steady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Cruz.
Steady has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steady closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steady takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steady is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steady throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steady manages to avoid it.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steady falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steady throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Steady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steady throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Steady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steady at a distance.
Cruz is looking to wear down Steady with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steady at a distance.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz jabs at Steady's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Steady.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Steady's body. Steady takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steady avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steady. Steady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steady moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Steady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Steady misses.
Steady throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Steady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Steady.
Cruz works Steady's body with a nice hook.
Steady loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hold Steady's cut.
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.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Steady needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Steady misses with a head kick.
Cruz takes a swing at Steady's ribcage but misses.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Steady does no damage.
Cruz works Steady's body with a nice hook.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Steady throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Steady avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Steady lands with a good body shot.
Steady fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot
and Steady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Steady might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruz has got the better of the exchanges.
Steady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steady doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Steady avoids it well.
Steady misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Steady misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steady bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steady.
Steady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Steady fails to land with a series of punches.
Steady takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steady throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Steady counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steady moves away.
Steady avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Steady throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Steady's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Steady misses the target.
That's two 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.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Steady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steady looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steady throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Steady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steady moves away.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Steady moves out of range.
Steady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Steady lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steady connects with a jab.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steady manages to avoid it.
Steady lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a swing at Steady's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Steady misses.
Steady avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steady tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steady on the side of the head.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Steady jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steady throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steady doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Steady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Steady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steady was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Steady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz digs a good hook to Steady's body.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Steady throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Hold Steady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steady throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steady scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a body punch
enabling Steady to counter with a crisp jab.
Steady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steady moves away.
Steady lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremiah Ethan Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hold Steady's cut.
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 swings for the body but Steady moves out of range.
Steady throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steady misses with a series of wild punches.
Steady misses with a looping left.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steady.
Steady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steady takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Steady.
Steady takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Steady should have avoided that one.
Steady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Steady misses with an uppercut.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steady takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steady keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz swings for the body but Steady moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz slips a straight right by Steady.
Steady misses with a looping right.
Steady swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steady can do to turn this around?
Cruz digs a good body shot into Steady's ribs.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Steady misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steady at a distance.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steady was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Steady avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Steady moved out of range.
Steady lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steady misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steady needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz works Steady's body with a nice hook.
Steady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Steady is just out of range.
Steady 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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz moves out of range as Steady strikes.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Steady avoids them all with ease.
Steady throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steady throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Steady avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Steady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steady, as that shot connected.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steady.
Steady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Steady's ribs.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Steady knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Steady is just out of range.
Steady moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Steady's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Steady misses with a wild combination.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steady throws a combination that misses
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steady lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from Steady. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz throws a body punch but Steady moves out of range.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Steady eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steady throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Steady tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz throws a right hand that Steady ducks under and follows up with a left that Steady also avoids with ease.
Hold Steady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steady moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steady moves away.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steady misses with a low kick.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steady counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz throws a body punch but Steady moves out of range.
Steady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Steady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
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