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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Cross!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Cross getting side control.
Cross winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cross trying to control the pace.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Cross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cross content to control rather than advance.
Cross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Cross decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
Cross changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Cross manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee leaves Cross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Cross.
Lee shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cross moves into the clinch.
Lee tries to circle away but Cross has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Cross has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with the ground and pound.
Cross has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Cross content just to control the position here.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
Cross's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Cross has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cross landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross controlling from the full mount.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Cross smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
Lee can't escape the position.
Cross controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Cross dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Cross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Cross.
Cross tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Cross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cross gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Cross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cross wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee avoids the head kick by Cross.
Cross drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee is pushing Cross's head away, looking to escape. Cross manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lee is trying to control Cross's posture but Cross avoids it.
Lee tries to bench press Cross off him but Cross keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Cross thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee looking for a sweep but Cross has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Damon Cross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cross connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cross content just to control the position here.
Cross dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cross takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cross fails with a takedown attempt.
Cross fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Cross.
Cross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cross wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee lands with a hook. Cross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cross shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Cross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cross trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Cross slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cross lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross decides to stand back up. Cross steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross pulls guard successfully.
Cross pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cross is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Lee.
Cross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Cross persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cross misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Damon Cross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee is trying to push Cross away but Cross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damon Cross.
I've got Cross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Cross!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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