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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Silva (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Cross!
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, Wesley Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cross tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Cross.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cross wants to stall.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cross trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva has Cross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Cross looking to slow down the pace here.
Cross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Cross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cross is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Damien Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Silva.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Cross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva 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 Silva off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Cross back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Silva jumps guard but Cross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cross looking to stall.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Cross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks winded!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cross tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cross just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Cross improves his position.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Silva is rocked!
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to pull guard but Cross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Cross with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cross effectively controlling the action here.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cross dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cross's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cross in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cross.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Cross turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Cross up, before dumping him to the ground. Cross manages to land in guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Cross is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wesley Silva.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Wesley Silva has been cut.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Cross looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Damien Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cross stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cross obliges.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cross is trying to stall.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cross has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Cross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cross.
Cross trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cross into the cage.
Cross jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Cross goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Cross because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Damien Cross!
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energy
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hype
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