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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Adrenaline. Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Richard Martinez enters the cage!
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez catches Cross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cross's head.
Martinez misses the jab.
Cross misses with a combination
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez cracks Cross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cross.
Martinez tries to bum rush Cross with a series of wild strikes but Cross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Cross lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with a series of wild punches.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Cross saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cross tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez 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.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cross slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Cross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
David Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with Cross's head.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Cross has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cross misses with a head kick.
Cross throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cross's waist but Cross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Cross wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cross lands a head kick. Martinez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cross throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Cross throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Cross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinez.
Martinez shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cross had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Cross sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick from Cross lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
Cross throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Cross throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Cross throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross stuffs the takedown.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
No joy there for Cross, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cross lands a high kick!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
Cross misses with a head kick.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cross misses with a double jab.
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Cross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Cross throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a low kick but Cross avoids it.
Cross cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Cross counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martinez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Cross.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cross is trying to stand up.
Martinez goes for an armbar but Cross turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cross is now in half guard.
Martinez is looking to get back to full guard here but Cross has managed to pass to side control instead.
Martinez is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cross stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Cross lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Richard Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross clinches up against the cage.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Cross is controlling the position.
Cross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves out of range as Cross strikes.
Cross throws a nice head kick!
Cross forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Cross is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Cross thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez sizes up Cross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Cross.
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cross tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez shoots in and bounces Cross off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Martinez is looking for a kimura here.
Martinez wants to advance to full mount but Cross doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Martinezis looking to pass into half guard but Cross pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cross is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cross wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Cross is proving a slippery customer.
Cross stands up and waves to Martinez to follow him.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cross momentarily.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Cross's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cross tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Cross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cross tries to get out of the position.
Martinez trying to mount his opponent but Cross defends it.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez is trying to control. Cross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross kicks Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Martinez tries to bum rush Cross with a series of wild strikes but Cross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cross misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Cross.
Cross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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