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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Conan Cross!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal moves out of range of the body kick.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charcoal at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Charcoal. No joy for Cross on that attempt.
Conan Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charcoal moves out of range of the strikes.
Cross throws a low kick but Charcoal avoids it.
Cross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cross misses with the body kick
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cross lands with a hook. Charcoal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Charcoal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cross throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Charcoal was covering up waiting for the punch and Cross finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcoal is pulling down on Cross's head. It's preventing any offense from Cross, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal is trying to keep Cross in close.
Charcoal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Charcoal trying to control the position here.
Cross trying to control but Charcoal is working from the bottom.
Charcoal seems keen to control Cross's posture.
Charcoal wants to stand and escape but Cross is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charcoal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Charcoal slips a jab from Cross.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross throws a low kick, looking for Charcoal's leg but Charcoal calmly moves out of range.
Charcoal slips under a jab.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross wants to clinch
and Charcoal counters with a two punch combo.
Cross lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cross misses with a right hand
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Charcoal blocks the low kick.
Cross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charcoal moves out of range as Cross strikes.
Cross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Charcoal saw that one coming.
Cross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charcoal counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cross missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Charcoal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cross is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charcoal circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal checks the leg kick.
Charcoal avoids a kick to the body.
Cross connects with an inside leg kick.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross punishes Charcoal's body with a nice straight punch.
Charcoal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cross dives in and grabs Charcoal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charcoal pushes down on Cross's head and hops out.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan Cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross lands a nice looking body kick.
Cross lands a jab.
Cross scores with a head kick. Charcoal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combo that has Cross backing up. Cross nods at Charcoal to acknowledge the strikes.
Cross throws a lazy body kick
and Charcoal counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Charcoal moves away and avoids it.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Charcoal blocks the leg kick.
Charcoal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Cross throws a low kick but Charcoal moves out of range easily.
Charcoal moves out of range as Cross strikes.
Cross throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Charcoal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charcoal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Charcoal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charcoal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cross is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Charcoal's head but Charcoal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cross misses with a leg kick
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Charcoal tries to sprawl but Cross drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Charcoal is trying to control but can't.
Charcoal tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross trying to mount his opponent but Charcoal defends it.
Charcoal desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cross prevents Charcoal from improving his position.
Charcoal gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charcoal is on top in guard.
Charcoal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Our spies down at at Outlaws Clubhouse inform us that Cross has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Charcoal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Charcoal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Charcoal trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charcoal forces his way into half guard.
Charcoal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cross is looking for a sweep. Charcoal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charcoal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Charcoal passes to side control.
Cross regains half guard there - taking advantage of Charcoal's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cross is holding on to half guard well.
Cross wants to improve his position but Charcoal is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charcoal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charcoal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cross wants to clinch up but Charcoal keeps it at a distance.
Cross gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cross lands a head kick!
Charcoal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Charcoal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Charcoal counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Conan Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Charcoal controlling Cross's posture.
Charcoal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal looking to control but Cross passes into half guard.
Cross winds up and cracks Charcoal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Charcoal is looking for a sweep. Cross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charcoal trying to control but Cross postures up.
Charcoal is trying to stand back up but Cross is controlling him
Charcoal is holding on to half guard well.
Cross seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cross stops Charcoal from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Charcoal wants to control but Cross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Charcoal tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charcoal prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charcoal prevents a body shot from Cross.
Charcoal trying to stall but Cross improves his position.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charcoal's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cross pushes Charcoal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charcoal stalling.
Charcoal blocks a body shot from Cross.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charcoal is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.
Charcoal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charcoal blocks a body shot from Cross.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Charcoal manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cross.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Charcoal circles away.
Charcoal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cross connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charcoal scrambles back to his feet.
Charcoal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Charcoal's head backwards.
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Charcoal counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cross scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charcoal avoids a kick to the body.
Cross throws an off balance right hand
and Charcoal counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mr Charcoal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charcoal counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Charcoal counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Charcoal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cross - the referee stops the clock and Charcoal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cross. Charcoal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A leg kick checked by Charcoal.
Cross throws a wild body kick that Charcoal sees coming a mile off.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Charcoal ducks down to avoid it.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Cross.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross misses with a leg kick.
Cross looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Charcoal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a leg kick which misses Charcoal's front leg but catches the back leg as Charcoal tries to avoid it.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross lands a slapping body shot.
Cross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charcoal's sensitive parts.
Cross misses with a double jab
letting Charcoal counter with a right hand.
Cross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charcoal counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Charcoal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cross is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cross is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Charcoal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross throws a low kick but Charcoal avoids it.
Cross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cross throws out a leg kick but Charcoal moves out of range and Cross only half commits.
Cross lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charcoal but Charcoal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cross lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Charcoal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cross lands a nice looking kick to the body. Charcoal takes a step back to recover.
Cross lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Cross misses.
Cross looks for the body kick but Charcoal saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan Cross.
Cross is looking to slow Charcoal down with leg kicks.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Charcoal moves away and avoids it.
Cross cracks a nice hook into Charcoal's ribs.
Cross misses the body punch
and Charcoal counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Cross is predictable there
and Charcoal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross tries to clinch
and Charcoal counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charcoal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charcoal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charcoal misses with a few strikes there.
Cross cracks Charcoal with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
Cross scoring well with a low kick there.
Charcoal stuffs the takedown.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charcoal moves out of range of the strikes.
Cross throws a leg kick but Charcoal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross looks for the body kick but Charcoal saw that one coming.
Cross lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross darts in looking for a takedown but Charcoal gets double underhooks and turns Cross into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Charcoal.
Charcoal stalls.
Charcoal breaks from the clinch.
Cross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Charcoal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charcoal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross misses with a low kick as Charcoal jumps back.
Cross cracks Charcoal with an open hand slap.
Cross lands a right hook to the body.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
A low kick from Cross is predictable there
and Charcoal counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Charcoal slips under a jab from Cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross shoots in but Charcoal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan Cross.
Cross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Charcoal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Cross lands a right hook to the body.
Cross clinches up with Charcoal and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Charcoal.
Charcoal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Charcoal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mr Charcoal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to break free of the clinch but Charcoal has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charcoal.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Cross tries to work over Charcoal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Cross.
Charcoal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cross up against the cage.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charcoal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross thows a leg kick but Charcoal checks it
and Charcoal counters with a head kick.
Cross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charcoal doesn't seem bothered though.
Cross is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Charcoal sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charcoal's sensitive parts.
Cross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cross.
Cross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Charcoal moves out of range as Cross throws a body kick.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Charcoal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross tries to clinch up but Charcoal circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Cross!
Conan Cross is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Conan Cross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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