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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Cross had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. jack matthews is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jack matthews!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross is looking to clinch but matthews is avoiding it.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Cross wants to clinch up but matthews keeps it at a distance.
matthews feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
matthews slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
matthews wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
matthews should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
matthews slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cross keeping full guard, as matthews tries to pass.
matthews controlling from the top position.
matthews works a leg free and moves into half guard.
matthews is looking to advance position but Cross won't allow it.
matthews passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but matthews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
matthews trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Cross can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cross stuffs the takedown.
Cross moves into the clinch.
matthews turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cross is trying to improve his position.
Cross is breathing heavily.
matthews tries to advance to mount but can't.
matthews advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
matthews looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cross is looking to get to half guard.
Cross regains half guard.
matthews is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
matthews is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
matthews is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Cross is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
matthews looking to control but Cross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cross bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
matthews keeping full guard, as Cross tries to pass.
matthews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cross preventing the sweep.
matthews working a defensive guard here.
matthews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cross is one step ahead there.
Cross thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four 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.
matthews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
matthews controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cross tries to clinch up but matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross moves into range and clinches up with matthews.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics matthews uses from the top position.
Cross is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
matthews tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. matthews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cross.
matthews keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cross prevents matthews from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack matthews 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 lunges at matthews with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by matthews's hand.
matthews shoots in for a double leg but Cross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cross tries to clinch there but matthews circles away.
Cross avoids the head kick by matthews.
Cross tries to clinch up.
matthews misses with a takedown attempt
and Cross counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Cross are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
matthews regains half guard.
matthews tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
matthews trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. matthews manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
matthews trying to control the position here.
Cross looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cross manages to get himself to full guard.
Cross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
matthews won't allow Cross to sweep him here.
matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
matthews trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
matthews sitting in guard here, content to control.
matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Cross keeping moving, preventing matthews from controlling successfully.
Cross looking to hit a scissor sweep but matthews is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
matthews shoots and misses
and Cross counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for matthews!
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jack matthews.
matthews holds on for dear life.
matthews manages to regain half guard. Good work.
matthews slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. matthews is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
matthews manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
matthews looking to control but Cross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cross can't escape the position.
matthews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
matthews trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
Cross is in all sorts of trouble here.
matthews controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
matthews's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
matthews controlling the pace.
David Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
matthews 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.
matthews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Despite being in the dominant position, jack matthews just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
matthews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
jack matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
matthews wants a takedown but no success here.
Cross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross prevents a takedown attempt there.
matthews has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
matthews can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards matthews's brow.
matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
matthews closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cross to the mat! Cross manages to get full guard.
matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
matthews trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cross throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
matthews fails with the takedown.
matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cross swivels and escapes.
Cross is looking to clinch.
matthews looks for a takedown but Cross sprawls well.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jack matthews.
matthews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cross moves into the clinch.
matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
matthews lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
matthews wants to take a breather but Cross is having none of it.
Cross is in trouble now - matthews has advanced to mount!
Cross trying desperately to get to his feet.
matthews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cross is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is desperately trying to improve his position but matthews has a good base and remains in mount.
matthews controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, jack matthews just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Horrible takedown by matthews or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch up but matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Cross counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cross.
matthews is trying to keep Cross in close.
matthews is pulling down on Cross's head. It's preventing any offense from Cross, at least for the moment.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as matthews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
matthews working a defensive guard here.
Cross wants to control from the top but matthews keeps moving.
matthews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cross is one step ahead there.
matthews controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Cross throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross throws a hook but matthews blocks it.
Cross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cross connects with a crisp jab.
matthews tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
matthews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than matthews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cross is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, matthews has taken his back.
Cross manages to reverse the position and now he's in matthews's guard. Nice work there by Cross.
Cross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of matthews's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. matthews is keeping the position for now.
matthews trying to control the position.
Cross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of matthews's head.
matthews manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cross is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding matthews's attempts to control the action.
Cross slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
matthews is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
matthews is looking to advance position but Cross won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
matthews trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Cross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from matthews.
matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Cross.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
matthews drags the fight down to the ground.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross passes matthews's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
matthews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cross in particular looking to stall.
Cross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
matthews is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but matthews keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Cross.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
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hype
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