Cruz vs Romero FULL FIGHT: March 30, 2024 | PBC on Prime Video PPV

Very good, Rolando Romero and Esaú Cruz again. The 40-pound title grudge match against Isau Cruz was a small lightweight and now he moved up to 140 pounds for the first time. 4 in less has a disadvantage of 2 in range, but will try to close the

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. distance as quickly as possible and throw those repeated body shots, but with Rolando Romero all it takes is one punch, so here at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas we have Rolando Romero ESO Cruz for the 140 title pounds, T-Mobile fans. Arena here in Las Vegas Nevada Premier Boxing Champions presents the co-main event of the evening presented by tgb promos and sponsored by draft King Sportsbook the crown is yours and by Universal Pictures the monkey man only in theaters this Friday Friday this Pall is sanctioned by the WBA the president hilberto Jesus Mendoza with our three judges scoring from ringside from New York Max DeLuca from Arizona Chris Blores and from Nevada Patricia Morse jarm and our third man in the ring will be giving instructions after the presentations the referee Thomas Taylor all correct fans , here we go with the highly anticipated co-main event of the night 12 rounds of boxing for the WBA super lightweight world championship, first introducing you to the Challenger

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ing from the Red Corner wearing white trunks with Aztec print decorations from Mexico City L the de Meo weighed 1388 pounds with a record of 25 wins, two losses to a draw, he has 17 wins by knockout ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Challenger, the popular and action world-ranked contender featuring Esa pitb crew . and his opponent on the other side of the ring, the defending world champion and fighting out of nowhere.

Corner wearing maroon trunks with white and gold trim fighting and representing his hometown of Las Vegas Nevada, weighed 139.653000 Rolando Ry Romero once again our three in charge. Thomas Taylor now gives instructions, okay, gentlemen, belt lines,

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waist on both sides, bumps are good, you have my instructions on the back, protect yourself at all times, listen to my orders, touch up, touch up again, guys, fight for the 140b title, Rando Romero, second Las Vegas champion. after EJ Smith, ESO Cruz looks to become champion for the first time in his first fight at 140 and he has a lot of support here tonight, set, set, every story needs an antagonist.

Ry Romero hugs him and they share a component in jaante Davis Romero. He was stopped by Davis Cruz took Davis to the distance for 12 rounds. Davis' trainer commented on this fight and noted that they have both evolved since those losses, but he prefers Cruz because of his fighting style and skill or the ability he plans to resist while passing and not. Surprise, Cruz already has control of Cru so it's a forward speed. I like R. He'll stay down from the start and landed a good right hand to the body with the left hook, but you know, he shows how relentless he is and will close out no matter what. he tries to do what he needs to do his SPS, get away from Cru, I mean use that distance, use that reach, but you know Cru will keep him coming, especially with those overhead rights and Cruz has seven punches and he's never been down. the rero fell and was stopped by trante Davis Romero was having a great fight mentioned before, yes, but he was fighting well, he was being patient and that is what he needs to be and do in this fight, yes Romero, be patient, wait for the moment suitable, you know. that Cruz is going to enter Romero was eliminated in the third round of the fight against Baroso where he won that vacancy and again all due respect to the veteran and the referee 20 weeks very premature stop we are still here in the last minute 15 of the first and that is why which I think for a lot of fans, rero supports the signing Victory uh Jackson mourin beat him up a lot of people thought he lost that fight, they just beat him, they just shook him byro Cruz Cruz looks to take down Romero here in the first. round Romero in his life skape esar Cruz looks to knock out the veteran looks to hold on for dear life rising from 135 Cruz got the power now he has to be careful Cruz can't hit himself it's only the first round with only 30 seconds left, that's right, yeah, but right now, look, Romero broke with the F left hook right above the hook and uh, he still hasn't recovered, letting out all that anger.

Watch that big drama here in the first round. Cruz continues unloading on Romero. Rosemary almost. goes down but stays on his feet as we move into the second round R how we're doing R think about it a lot, yeah you know there's a quick left hook against Romero's right hand and that silver Cruz does it very well, You play it with the right Bo. He won't come back with that anymore. He waited for Broy to open up and he did and the left hand that he was there hit him high in the temple, that's why they shot his legs that way.

He didn't feel so bad about it. Temple shot and is still hurt for the second round Esaú Cruz continues to do what he has done in his career Qui the pressure advances leading the left hook up continues to fight the body is Romero, the former Juda now tries to hold Romero at distance trying to go to the body but punches to the arm there is a Cruz counterattack blocked by Romero's club and it looks like punches to the arm uh I know you mentioned that but Romero that's the way he fires his punches it's awkward it's all over the place sides but he has power, we have seen it before, but again his Cru pressure and his relentlessness on right and left are giving Romero so many problems, which is why the ring that Romero fell against is rough in his last fight, knocked out by Ghent Davis got hurt in the first round, but didn't go down, but Cruz, hey, remember, Romero had a picture of Cruz on a piñata.

Cruz will go to the body as if he were

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. Tandy here tonight waiting for the sweetest victim right now. Romer is trying to get back into this fight. He landed. to bring the short right hand right in front of us little left hook there, look, hook, there's that little cut, the right hand that he's trying, it looks like he's recovered a little more. Cruz hit me again, uh, like he did in that first round, so there are doubts about whether Cruz would bring the power to 140 pounds already at the beginning of this fight, yeah, look, it's his cor flight, the result is natural , he's going to do a right hook on the inside by the referee, he has to step in holding a beautiful right hand, time there for again. you have to get under your jab you have to get the jab going you have to stop Cruz dead opening there is no jab and you saw that Cruz is Arsenal there is no Joe but so far I want to say that has been the story of his career, he has a very tight defense, he doesn't have really short arms, he doesn't depend so much on Jaob, but he makes you touch him with the counterattack, right, but that was a block and you know. you know, the r gets under that counter hook now or pings like he just did, no more sitting for that.

Right hand lands, there's the pivot, the reset. AB Romero lands with the right, but there's a counter from Cruz and we're at the end of the round I need, you need, there's Cris' right hand, he slipped inside the guard too, you know, Romero had his left hand up, but he really snuck in, now here's Roy H, who's going to have to start breaking down, but you know, I don't blame him. you get the warning that's why you know it doesn't really matter you know you're saving your own skin you want to do it for so long yes you want to hold on you want to turn around and let it go rero change trainers from Cromwell Gordon two The renowned Cuban trainers, Sal, for this fight, the two had previously traded together in 2015.

Sal wants to see more heart from Romero Sal, of course, leading him to a knockout and now here tonight looks to continue the WS victory, but Cruz has held his ground and is shooting Romero, yeah , but I have to give him more credit, he somehow got back into this fight, what you think, yeah, yeah, he definitely tries, of course, he's trying to get back into this fight trying to create a rhyme and Jab sets something up, but just Push too much for him, it's funny because I remember Rero being asked, hey how did they knock out Cruz like he was there to get hit?

He has trouble fighting, yes, he said he wasn't going into any traps and then he came back, he is landing correctly. lead against doing better defensively now also going side to side and again we talk about Bru lacking Jabs, well one guy who should have more success with the Jabs is Rando Romero, his powerful right hand man, the leader, in fact , landing on the target, but BR. Who works at T Bridge? He works a lot on his neck muscles and core strength, and to take a hit, he has never been down as a professional, he took that hit very well, it was a devastating hit from Romero and at the right time. he talked about the moment being cautious waiting for the right moment and it was there have you ever seen Cru change the questions? who lands again and Romero just trying to hold on that's where CR wants to be on the inside he'll create openings when he does because he'll make Romero open and when he does he'll open up yeah he's a tough Cru . the inside is there, yes, Romero has those long arms and when he tries to exchange the inside of the short counter he is given the advantage and you know what throughout the first two rounds, we reached the three that combined the last 53 blows, 49 that they were powerful shots and we saw the lack of work, but this is what the fans want to see and there is a one-w from Romero as we close the third round.

Cruz in search of his first championship and here we are from the team. Mobile Arena, the fight capital of the world in Las Vegas, ushers in a new era of PBC on Prime and this PPV continues to engage with this showdown between rivals Rando Romero, the defending 140lb TR, the Challenger, his Deut of 140 lb that really brings the fight for the champion, yes, Romero has to do something to discourage him from just taking him down and Ha, sure, I mean, you want to do something to discourage him too, that's part of it, but I also think he has Aur and Joe, and you have Cruz. up by two points you gave the second round, a lot of CAS fans saw you learn from well, well, because, look, I mean, I thought R came back in the second round and avoided getting hit with big blows and, from done, maybe.

You know, he scored some very effective right hands to do that and you agree with Joe Scard. I do it, I do it well, but yeah, but it's again, it's all, of course, he's the one who creates and makes this fight putting pressure on Romero, this left hook and that's what he's going to be looking for that's how he put it. the tra but there Cruz's right hand trying to keep Romero in front of him cutting the ring Romero trying to get through the RADS there is that body shot right hand Cruz's combinations there is one minute left in round number four and when R Romero stays and Tra hits with the No Escape, the other thing is that R is trying to escape and that's Cru and to hit the body, it's not so EAS with the left right hand.

H for Cruz Romero fishing that right hook Cruz is leaning in because he has to do it 54 and now he's a shooter. There are 30 seconds left in the most stationary St being that will stay in the pocket and Cruz has f with us about having rights. Murley Romero again picked up a controversial victory to become the belt holder in the division led by the likes of Deon Hy overtaking Ando Lopez and it's Isau Cruz taking advantage of the opportunity here tonight. I need you to concentrate and use your left so you can counter with your right.

Well, here it is. Here he is really with the jab, left it out there and left himself open for 11, right hand over the top and this has been getting in trouble just sitting there, try to measure it out there, jab too long, wow, jab to start the fifth round for ES. Sir, he heard the corner of it, a knock. He was doing very well, but it's a smart move because it's Cruz. I know a third generation grandfather of family authority. Trained by father and he really is the guy who wants to change the fortunes of his family and bring in CH, yes.

He's definitely in favor of that again. It's a fantastic job. Champion. People love him so much. I'm so excited to see it. There's that right hand again. For B. he has really been working. He has surpassed Romero. 30. 10 body shots in the fight. Yes, 3 to one. This fight and there it is 30 to 10 so 3 to One Clip in terms of going to the body again you do any L watch to go there physically is part of that and the surprising thing is that R is CRA's right hand like the other . He doesn't change his expression, he doesn't stop, this is his 29th pro fight, nice, stop, stop, stop, don't hit, doly, ha, the G, you're holding on too much, you gotta stop, let it end, okay , bouncing to rero again, Romero clinching there trying to counter, pull back, pull back to get this off P, come back in time, come here, okay, it was a little BL, it wasn't intentional, you were lowering the ladder a little head, okay, stay here, Ry, I was pulling your head down, but you gotta get those punches in, okay, good time, go over the line Bel and Cruz continue toward B, away from the body, you're holding too much, man, too much grip and the referee makes a point for excessively holding the can.

I don't, noI can keep holding, done, timeout, so Tom Taylor is already deducting the point here in the fifth round for excessive holding and the rights and the left now from Cruz and Romero to retreat, stop, stop, stop, listen to everyone . Well we mentioned him at 140 pounds Romero wanting to earn respect and if you look at the rest of this list there is some incredible talent at 140 Devin Haney subriel Matías and Teo fima López and really when you look at their records Joe is one of these . things are not like the others and that is Ry Romero and what he has done so far and you know he talks about Ry's privileges in OPP, he has a tough fight right now.

I think Cruz is in complete control. What are you saying? I think so, he's pulling away, so Romero has had a point deducted from his career against Anthony Jig for hitting on the fast break and stuff. one was for excessive retention, so Romero found himself and said St here against a challenger that S pro is going to try to go because he knows Romero can't hold anyone. Romero is looking to get that top CR move right forward trying to time it because from round point 10 all you have to do is that, that's it, he doesn't even have it, but if he doesn't get the respect, this is what's going to happen , just go to that hard right again, so high that Cruz had before.

There have been a few hits that Rero has landed on Cruz, but he again took it very well. Beau uses it, takes it back, tries to blow off some steam, but we haven't seen much matchup work. What we see is the mobile lateral movement. to avoid the constant and suffocating pressure of ASAP Cruz right there, right hand from the left, right hand CL, do not stop any blow to stay away, you have to shoot at lefort, never known for his offensive output, stop him, let him go, that's what only R Romero shows in his career, but tonight it's Esaú Cruz who leads the dance, okay, let's talk to Jordan Clay, thanks Marl, so I asked Salus after the points deduction.

Does that change the game plan? Is there more urgency? He said no, that's part of the game. In the plan they want him to grab it and turn it, they also want him to keep moving to the left and the target to the right changing direction and they are assuming that after the 8th round Cruz will slow down and that's when it will really be done charge of Abner. As a fighter, when a boxer moves from left to right, you can't place your feet, how much more difficult does that make? Landing a punch well for Cruz is already difficult because he is so short, but that is why he always lunges, lunges, lunges. with the overhand right but he follows it with the overhand right and left to be able to get to that range all the way back brother from behind entering the f m said that everyone thinks this is going to be a difficult fight, I think it's going to stop be an easy fight, he was speaking for himself backwards.

I'm going to tell you that it seems that andig stops well according to what they said, everything is contrary, it has already landed 43 shotar to r r stop stop stop there is no hit, you have to use it or pull it towards the body to escape and again in the movement still he is catching and there is the round 31% one with two right hands and he got CLI with the counter body up with the left to Romero's head how he works body makes R lower his hands with the body blows there is Romero turning there is one minute left the Left Right Romero in trouble along the RPS for the second time of the fight Romero barely standing there is a bruz left Romero backing up eats another Hea gr left and right King off on Rand Romero straight shots to the face in the last 20 seconds of the seventh round, can Romero survive?

I think his title is at stake. We are going to another great round for the Challenger. That Cross did it. Joe did it. I mean by the skin of his teeth, although that was very, very devastating, he actually landed Romero in the seventh round 31-9 look at this, it's just that he chases Romero all over the ring, he's hitting them with everything he can. want and these are all difficult shots. I can hear Cru, his shots sound a lot louder than Broles's and wow, he stunned them and froze him and then hit more shots, yes very hard shots from Cruz, I was also trying to get him out of the UT and I.

I'm surprised Ro, give him credit, you know he really has to be in great shape to endure that kind of punishment and get through that round. I don't know what the next round will bring, but I don't think it will be like that. Be good for Ry Romero looking like Bambi with the legs of a newborn deer after Esau Cruz's attack and you know Romero's only knockout after the seventh round his last fight okay, I've gotten here, okay, you gotta show me something , okay, no threshold, yes, oh, yes, very. nearby referee who allows to continue. I was going to say r in the later round, that's very questionable in his last fight against the man Baro to win the title, but that title is in danger.

Oh, left hand up, right hook to the body via P ting combat. I guarantee the referee will stop the problems the first time, the age of the body blows, yes, I even notice why they were there because I see that his eyes were somewhere else as if he were not here, he left here, he has fallen two times, as we mentioned in the last fight against Baroso Scot for Davis. Cruz is looking to send Mexico into a state of jubilation and we talked about it after the Davis fight, his social media followers exploded and now there's just no driver, no coaches, they're giving him time to recover, come on guys, the referee says it.

We are giving him time to recover no coachi no coachi that's good, it's a good time but it wasn't much of a touch to, I mean, stop to stop continue walking Romero again closes to the right Romero takes the shot go buy intervene m m Mia isan Cruz has done it V meico Isa Cruz a new 140-pound champion in his debut in the division is something more is any third-generation Cru fighter who gives his family their first world title spoke about education in Hard Scrabble abject poverty married to a young family and it's all about family for Esaú Cruz and here tonight he stops praying Romero and isau Cruz is now tion yes and look, he made his family proud, he made his fans proud and he put on a performance tonight which was so one-sided that I think it was unexpected I tell you the truth, I thought we were going to get a little more out of Ry, but he couldn't do anything to stop the strength of the test from going well here, here's the summary when we found out if I would get it. he hurt again so Tom Taylor wisely intervened, they were going to stop him at the end of the last round, they gave him one more chance and you almost knew this was going to happen, yes we thought they were going to give Ry Romero time to recover but no.

Cruz jumped on him right away, he knew he had taken him out, he was, he was, he wasn't there, omero, so he just jumped on him. He had the right hand, the left hand, the left hand and just powerful shots, suspicious shots from Cruz and again I want to hit. To the referee's credit, yes, he gave him the opportunity, it's a real title fight and he never went down, but eventually he would have fallen and maybe hurt himself badly. Tom Taylor jumped right here, he was outside and he stopped it at the right time. Great job. for Taylor I really love that it is pitb TRS representing the Mexican people always fighting to make them proud you can listen and hear for yourself how proud they are what a moment for this 25 year old fighter who is now champion, he was Champion although everyone loves him, I mean, he's got a style, who doesn't like that kind of style, pit Bo style, I mean, he's so fun to watch.

He is someone who always looks for great fights, there are no emotions that will knock you out. God he is Incredible and the numbers speak for themselves guys looking at Pitbull's huge lead and going to the body shots where he landed 51 compared to only 16 for Romero and that was critical but it was the power of Esau Cruz , many said, you know what? too small at 135, what are you doing going up to 140? Well, he came up and dethroned Rolando Romero, but let's face it, the rest of the division is a shark tag man. There are some really talented champions in this 14 weight class including a guy who was also looking for a title fight Gary Antoine Russell let's not forget that guy forever Champion for Mr. oh that's the brother Gary Russell June the brother Gary an Russ 140 Romero falls to his feet he is stopped for the second time in his career, let's make it official with Jimmy Leon Jr ladies and gentlemen we have the time of 56 seconds in round number eight our referee in charge Thomas Taylor stops the fight is the winner via technical knockout is the new super lightweight world champion WWA Oro Guerero Mexico ESO pitball Cruz arrives in the eighth round and is the last and greatest knockout victory of Esaú Cruz's career