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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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166 cm
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Cross!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cross has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hawk is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Hawk. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Cross blocks the leg kick.
Cross manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hawk on his heels. He'll look to pass Hawk's guard now, I'm sure.
Cross must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hawk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cross controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cross is working Hawk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
Hawk is looking for a triangle but Cross pushes his legs off easily.
Cross pushing down on Hawk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cross content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hawk is trying to stand back up but Cross is controlling him
Hawk tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross prevents Hawk from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stalling.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Hawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
Cross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawk trying to control here.
Hawk taking some punishment here, with Cross in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling the action here.
Hawk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cross connects with a nice short shot to Hawk's temple.
Cross content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cross works his way into full mount!
Cross lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawk tries to reverse the position but Cross maintains control.
Cross controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross breaks from Hawk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cross with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross looking to finish Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawk!
Cross landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cross has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hawk's face.
Hawk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Cross.
Cross controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Cross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cross counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hawk's guard now.
Hawk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cross. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cross cracks Hawk with a solid left hand.
Hawk can't keep his opponent in guard - Cross advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cross connects with a nice short shot to Hawk's temple.
Hawk is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
Hawk is trying to stand up here but Cross is controlling him well.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawk keeps working.
Cross working Hawk over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
Hawk gets full guard.
Cross wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Hawk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawk trying to control the position.
Cross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cross works over Hawk with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stands up over Hawk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk has his foot on Cross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cross works his way back into a safe position though.
Cross landing with the ground and pound.
Cross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cross wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
Hawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Cross works over Hawk with some ground and pound from guard.
Cross landing some decent shots from guard.
Cross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawk's head.
Hawk trying to control the position.
Cross trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Cross prevents Hawk from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk can't keep his opponent in guard - Cross advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawk actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cross working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cross stops Hawk from getting back to his feet.
Cross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawk throws a series of punches but Cross moves out of range.
Cross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cross darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cross controlling the pace.
Cross moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hawk.
Cross taking a breather here.
Cross prevents Hawk from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cross has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cross wants to control the pace but Hawk is squirming around nicely.
Cross with the ground and pound from mount.
Hawk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cross looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cross in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cross controlling his opponent.
Hawk is squirming around, avoiding Cross's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawk is bucking up trying to escape but Cross cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross lands with some strikes.
Cross working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kendall Cross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cross looking to finish Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawk!
Cross content just to control the position here.
Hawk wants to hold on but Cross pushes him away.
Cross scoring with strikes but Hawk is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cross landing strikes from the mount.
Cross lands with some strikes.
Cross is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cross landing punches.
Cross lands a nice shot to the head.
Hawk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hawk some visible discomfort.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hawk pushes Cross away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cross gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cross scoring with punches and elbows.
Cross lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cross working the ground and pound.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
Cross scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cross advances to full mount.
Daniel Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cross controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Cross!
Kendall Cross decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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