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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dover Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dover Ben!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cross.
Ben avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Cross misses with a kick to the body.
Ben lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Cross misses.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Cross misses with a looping left.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ben counters with an outside leg kick.
John Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ben drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Ben stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ben crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Ben landing knees to the body.
Ben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Ben scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ben misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
A hook to the body from Ben.
Cross has Ben pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ben manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ben works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cross has a closed guard, preventing Ben from standing up.
Cross is looking to stand up but Ben isn't so interested in that idea.
Ben gets to his feet. Cross looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ben tries to clinch up.
Cross throws a lazy head kick
and Ben counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ben.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Ben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Cross misses
and Ben holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ben fails to pull guard.
Ben taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ben keeps control of Cross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cross stops a takedown attempt from Ben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
Ben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross clinches up with Ben and pushes him back against the cage.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Ben blocks a body shot from Cross.
Ben is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ben lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Ben is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Ben keeps him there for the moment.
Ben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Ben counters with a head kick.
A head kick by Cross misses
and Ben counters with an outside leg kick.
Cross misses with a combination
and Ben counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben breaks from the clinch.
Cross throws a lazy head kick
and Ben moves into the clinch.
Ben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick
and Ben counters with an inside leg kick.
Ben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt
and Ben counters with a solid body kick.
Cross tries to clinch but Ben moves away
and Ben makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cross really felt that one!
Ben moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
Cross is trying to break free.
Ben drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
John Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dover Ben.
Ben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross drives through and clinches with Ben against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben is pressed up against the cage. Cross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ben down to the mat. Ben avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dover Ben 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 throws a lazy head kick
and Ben counters with a good low kick that Cross was not able to check.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ben as he jumps to the side.
Cross throws a lazy head kick
and Ben counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Cross tries to clinch
and Ben counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Ben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ben counters with a leg kick.
Cross throws a head kick that misses
and Ben counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Ben lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cross's sensitive parts.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Ben counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ben.
Ben can't break the clinch.
Ben connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Cross keeps control of Ben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ben has Cross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ben prevents it.
Ben wants to break free but Cross has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben tries to land a knee to the head but Cross blocks with his arms.
Cross tries a body shot but Ben blocks it.
Ben is trying to break free.
Ben trying to stall but Cross improves his position.
Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Ben moves out of range easily.
Ben thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cross if he has to take too many more of those.
Cross wants to clinch up but Ben keeps it at a distance.
Ben forces Cross back against the cage and clinches.
Ben stalling in the clinch.
Ben is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ben breaks from the clinch.
Cross lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ben is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben stuffs the takedown attempt from Cross. Cross gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross looks to clinch
and Ben counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben has managed to clinch.
Ben pulls guard.
Ben is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cross is controlling him.
Ben manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ben tries to clinch up.
Ben has Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ben is working for takedown but Cross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ben lands a takedown into guard.
Ben decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cross, up you get!
Ben lands with a kick to the temple. Cross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Ben does no damage.
Ben throws a head kick that misses.
Ben wants to clinch.
Ben throws a wild body kick that Cross sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ben counters with a good low kick that Cross was not able to check.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ben makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cross really felt that one!
Cross misses with a double jab
and Ben counters with a big head kick but Cross shrugs it off.
Dover Ben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ben counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Ben throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ben swivels and escapes.
Ben fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
Ben missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben fails to land with a series of punches.
John Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Ben uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben slips a jab from Cross.
Cross throws a head kick but Ben moves out of range.
Ben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross avoids the head kick by Ben.
Cross misses with a takedown
and Ben counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Ben keeps him there for the moment.
Ben has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ben manages to break the clinch.
Cross throws a head kick but Ben moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ben counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dover Ben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ben has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cross. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ben is trying to break free.
Cross wants to break free but Ben has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ben tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the cage and eventually Ben drops back down to his feet.
Ben landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ben stops a takedown attempt from Cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cross dodges an elbow strike from Ben.
Ben tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ben tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben is working for takedown but Cross is calmly controlling the position for now.
John Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dover Ben.
Ben takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Cross.
Cross drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ben gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Come on Ben - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Cross is pressed up against the cage. Ben has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cross down to the mat. Cross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ben tries to land a body kick
and Cross counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Ben!
Ben is rocked!
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ben is still in real trouble! Can Cross finish him?
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben has hold of Cross's hands but Cross slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ben can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ben really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cross lands with a big right hook that stumbles Ben - he's out on his feet here! Cross follows up with another monster hook that separates Ben from consciousness! Ben falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cross stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Cross!
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