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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music. Conan Cross has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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142 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Conan Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Cross avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross misses with a head kick.
Escobar jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cross is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross is trying to get back to half guard.
Escobar trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Escobar tries to score with some ground and pound. Cross controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Escobar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cross to see if he's OK.
Cross tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Cross is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Escobar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cross haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a few punches from side control.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Escobar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cross knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Escobar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar landing a few strikes.
Cross is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Escobar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cross is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Escobar laying and praying for a moment but Cross takes advantage and regains half guard.
Escobar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Escobar breaks from Cross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cross is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cross stops Escobar from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Escobar is working for a guillotine from mount but Cross frees his head quite easily.
Cross is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cross has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cross!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
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.
Cross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escobar checks it well.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross shoots in looking for a takedown but Escobar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cross's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cross throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Cross stuffs the takedown attempt from Escobar. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Escobar has a takedown stuffed.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Cross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cross is looking to score with low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Cross avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Escobar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cross is trying to control but Escobar passes into side control!
Cross tries to improve position but can't.
Cross is working hard here to advance position.
Escobar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Escobar throws a strike aimed at the side of Cross's head but Cross avoids it well.
Escobar trying to control the position but Cross is working away.
Escobar misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross manages to work his way to half guard, despite Escobar's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar not doing much here.
Escobar wants to pass to mount but Cross is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Escobar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Escobar working over Cross with some ground and pound. Cross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Escobar works his way into full mount!
Cross can't escape the position.
Escobar wants to control the pace but Cross is squirming around nicely.
Escobar working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to control but Cross wriggling away.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross tries to lock up and control but Escobar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Escobar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
Cross is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Escobar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escobar is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
Escobar slips a straight right by Cross.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Cross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cross is fending him off so far but Escobar persists. Nope, Cross circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobar throws a hook but Cross avoids it easily.
Escobar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cross's guard.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Cross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escobar won't allow Cross to sweep him here.
Cross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cross's guard.
Cross is staying active underneath Escobar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cross trying to hold on to Escobar's head to control him but Escobar postures up.
Escobar is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cross reverses the position - he's now on top in Escobar's guard.
Pablo Escobar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Escobar looking to control.
Cross is in close to Escobar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escobar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cross has picked Escobar up and slammed him! Escobar can't keep hold of the triangle and Cross manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here as Cross stalls from top position.
Cross landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar manages to get back to half guard.
Cross throwing shots but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Escobar is looking for a sweep. Cross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cross trying to mount his opponent but Escobar defends it.
Escobar wants to get back to full guard but Cross has mounted him!
Escobar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Escobar wants to control but Cross is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
Cross postures up.
Cross wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Escobar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar wants to control but Cross is keeping him busy.
Escobar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Escobar is trying to control. Cross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cross misses with a hook.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cross swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cross.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Cross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Cross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cross's hands.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cross throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross scores with a head kick. Escobar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cross rather than just go for the knockout.
Cross throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Cross moves into the clinch.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar missing with knees to the body.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar gets control of Cross's arms and successfully pulls guard. Escobar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cross defends it easily.
Escobar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Cross controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar postures up.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Cross has locked up a guillotine! Cross's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Escobar is holding on here and Cross must be using up a lot of energy. Escobar has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Cross gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Conan Cross!
Conan Cross retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Conan Cross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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