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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2nd Sucks. On his way into the cage it seems that Ken Dietrich has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ken Dietrich seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Cross!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dietrich shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Dietrich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dietrich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dietrich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cross napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Dietrich tries to score with some ground and pound. Cross controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dietrich tries for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
Cross is trying to buck Dietrich off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich swings around for an armbar but Cross sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dietrich's guard.
Cross tries to free his leg and advance position but Dietrich is retaining full guard.
Cross trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dietrich's guard.
Cross trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
Cross wants to stand but Dietrich is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to control from the top but Dietrich keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damien Cross was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dietrich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cross to the ground. Dietrich is now in Cross's guard.
Dietrich trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Dietrich works over Cross with some ground and pound from guard.
Dietrich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dietrich stands up and waves to Cross to follow him.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Dietrich pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch up but Dietrich circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Dietrich or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Dietrich clinches.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dietrich's defenses.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross is pressed up against the cage. Dietrich 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.
Ken Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dietrich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cross quickly recovers to half guard.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Dietrich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cross is just riding it out for now. Dietrich eventually gives up the hold.
Dietrich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dietrich prevents Cross from standing back up.
Dietrich throwing shots but Cross is blocking nicely.
Dietrich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dietrich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Dietrich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Dietrich circles away.
Dietrich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dietrich clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
Cross wants to stall.
Dietrich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Cross.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Dietrich is blocking nicely.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dietrich's face.
Cross looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Cross with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Dietrich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dietrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cross is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cross pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cross but Cross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dietrich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dietrich swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Horrible takedown by Dietrich or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Dietrich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cross sprawls well initially but Dietrich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dietrich seems to be looking for submissions.
Dietrich wants to work for an arm triangle but Cross is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cross defends it well.
Dietrich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Dietrich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dietrich is trying to work for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich wants to control but Cross is keeping him busy.
Dietrich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dietrich stops Cross from getting back to his feet.
Dietrich seems to be working for a kimura but Cross defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dietrich looking for a submission but Cross manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A cross from Cross lands.
Cross checks a low kick from Dietrich.
Nice takedown defense from Cross. No joy for Dietrich on that attempt.
Cross is looking to clinch but Dietrich is avoiding it.
Cross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dietrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Dietrich with that takedown attempt.
Dietrich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cross counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cross wants to clinch up but Dietrich keeps it at a distance.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cross sprawls well. Cross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dietrich gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dietrich swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Dietrich shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cross throws a front kick aimed at Dietrich's knee but Dietrich avoids it well.
Dietrich throws a low kick but Cross moves out of range easily.
Dietrich looks for a takedown but Cross sprawls well.
Cross tries to clinch but Dietrich moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damien Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dietrich 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dietrich stops Cross from standing up.
Dietrich tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Dietrich is working hard here to advance position.
Dietrich throwing strikes from guard but Cross blocks nicely.
Dietrich trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
Dietrich drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cross looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cross looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cross!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dietrich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dietrich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dietrich tries to get out of the position.
Dietrich is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cross has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dietrich is trying to get back to half guard.
Cross wants to stand but Dietrich has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Dietrich is right now.
Cross wants to stand but Dietrich is controlling his arm.
Dietrich is looking for a sweep.
Cross wants to stand but Dietrich is controlling his arm.
Dietrich wants to control but Cross postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien Cross.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damien Cross!
Damien Cross thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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