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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Cross!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Frank shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Frank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frank duly obliges.
Frank tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frank takes a shot to the head.
Frank changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by Frank or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank slips a jab from Cross.
Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross misses with a looping right.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross scores a takedown into full mount!
Cross working the ground and pound effectively.
Cross scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frank?
Cross controlling his opponent.
Cross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frank really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frank can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank is trying desperately to improve position.
Cross controlling the pace for now.
Frank really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross is landing with some decent strikes but Frank is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frank is in a horrible position here. Cross smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Frank regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to get back to full guard.
Cross slips a nice elbow through Frank's hands, connecting with Frank's forehead.
Frank taking some punishment here, with Cross in his half guard.
Cross moves into full mount! Frank won't be happy about that!
Cross breaks from Frank's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cross looking to finish Frank with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frank!
Cross controlling the pace for now.
Frank really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a big elbow.
Cross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Cross connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank tries to lock up and control but Cross gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross controlling from mount.
Cross landing strikes from the mount and Frank is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Cross dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frank.
Frank 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 Frank off to one side.
Frank has his takedown stuffed
and Cross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Frank wants to take the fight to the mat but Cross manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Frank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cross to keep the fight standing.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross lands with a light punch inside.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cross gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Frank regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cross sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cross postures up and lands a big shot to Frank's brow.
Cross distracts Frank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cross postures up and lands a big shot to Frank's brow.
Cross seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cross connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cross advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Frank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cross is putting a hurting on Frank here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aaron Cross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Cross's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cross scores with a couple of short elbows.
Frank is rocked!
Frank could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frank is being controlled here.
Oh Frank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank seems to have got his legs back now.
Cross working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cross controls the position.
Cross scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Frank to see if he's OK.
Frank stops Cross from passing to mount.
Cross content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cross's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cross working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.
Frank can't do much from the bottom here.
Cross in side control lands a decent elbow.
Frank is trying to improve his position.
Cross content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cross misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Bill Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank has a takedown stuffed.
Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Cross.
Cross lands with a right to the head.
Frank can't break the clinch.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank jumps guard but Cross stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cross just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Frank's head.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cross has hold of one of Frank's legs. Frank is fighting the takedown attempt but Cross gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cross works over Frank with some ground and pound from guard.
Cross passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frank stops Cross from passing to mount.
Cross in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross controls the position.
Cross looks up at the clock and then as Frank takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cross smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank wants to control but Cross postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Frank trying to control but Cross flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Cross scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Frank is looking for a way out.
Aaron Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross controls the action.
Cross is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Frank. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Cross is working the ground and pound. Can Frank escape?
Cross biding his time, controlling Frank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Cross really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Frank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Aaron Cross wins by unanimous decision!
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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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