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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cross's choice of entrance music: The New Black by Every Time I Die. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Cross, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Cross against the cage but Cross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cross is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis advances to half guard.
Cross misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cross is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Cross's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cross.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cross is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is trying desperately to improve position.
Cross tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis wants to finish this one by submission but Cross is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davis.
Davis prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Cross holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cross tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Davis has hold of Cross's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cross manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cross has worked his arm free - good work by Cross!
Davis is breathing heavily.
Cross manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davis has an active guard here but Cross has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cross trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
Cross decides to stand and escape the position.
Cross throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
A big left from Cross misses.
Nice shot by Cross.
Nice jab there from Cross.
Cross misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cross is on top in guard.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cross.
Cross is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Davis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross stands up and beckons Davis to his feet.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cross looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis 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 Davis off to one side.
Cross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis gets back to half guard.
Cross prevents Davis from improving his position.
Davis is in trouble now - Cross has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cross controlling his opponent.
Cross's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, David Cross just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Randy Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross with a poor takedown
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cross wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Davis drops back looking for a leg! Cross is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cross manages to kick Davis off! Davis jumps back into Cross's guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
Cross lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cross controlling his opponent.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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 Randy Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cross digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Cross clinches but Davis breaks the clinch
and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Cross didn't expect that.
Cross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis trying to move into half guard but instead Cross has managed to sweep!
Cross tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.
Cross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross wanted to stand there but Davis had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cross passes Davis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Davis wants to improve his position but Cross is controlling well.
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.
Cross stands up from half guard.
Jab by Cross.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cross off to one side.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Davis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cross is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Davis yanks on the arm and Cross is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Davis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Davis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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