PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Public Service Announcement by Jay Z. Cross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Ramon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramon
vs
Cross

170 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
168 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ramon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Cross moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramon.
Ramon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross staying out of range there.
Ramon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cross pinned against the cage. Cross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Ramon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramon lands with a right hand.
Ramon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Some wild striking there from Ramon.
Ramon misses with a body shot

and Cross counters by clinching up.
Cross misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Ramon.
Ramon is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross lands a body punch.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramon blocks an uppercut.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross prevents Ramon from breaking the clinch.
Cross prevents Ramon from breaking the clinch.
Ramon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Cross digs a right hand underneath Ramon's ribcage. Ramon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramon is breathing heavily.
Ramon is trying to break free.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramon.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramon or not.
Ramon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
Cross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramon's efforts to push away.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross lands a right hand.
Cross lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramon blocking some punches.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramon is trying to break the clinch but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Cross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramon's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramon.
Ramon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross lands a left hand.
Ramon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Ramon can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ramon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross counters with a left to the body.
Cross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramon's hands.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Ramon throws a combination that misses
and Ramon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Ramon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramon throws a leg kick
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike Ramon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramon misses the target.
Ramon needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
Cross stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cross's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ramon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cross throws out the jab.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross stuns Ramon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramon misses with a hook.
Ramon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramon throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Ramon defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Ramon moves forwards but Cross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramon 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 Cross has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cross and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Ramon misses.
Nice shot lands for Ramon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramon throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David 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.

Ramon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross blocks a jab.
Mike Ramon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramon.
Cross slips a jab from Ramon.
Cross scores with a jab to the head.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Ramon moved out of range.
Cross throws a right hand that Ramon ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramon also avoids with ease.
Ramon looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Ramon.
Ramon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramon shoots and misses
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Ramon missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cross thinking.
Ramon throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
Ramon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramon lands a jab to the head.
Ramon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramon digs a good hook to Cross's body.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Ramon, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Ramon against the cage but Ramon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Ramon moved out of range nicely.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramon throws out the jab.
Ramon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramon throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramon throws a head kick that misses
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramon walks into a left hand.
Cross is looking to clinch but Ramon is avoiding it.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramon at a distance.
Ramon misses with a straight right.
Cross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramon is out of range.
Ramon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross slips under a jab.
Cross lands with a good body shot.
Ramon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Ramon misses with a double jab
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramon.
Ramon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross scores with the left hand. Ramon knows he should have avoided that one.
Cross shoots in but Ramon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Ramon.
Ramon loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Ramon takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramon misses the target.
Ramon missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramon cracks Cross with an open hand slap.
Ramon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Ramon ducks down to avoid it.
Ramon misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Ramon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramon throws a leg kick
enabling Cross to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramon missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramon missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross moves out of range as Ramon strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David 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.

Ramon throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramon.
Cross is looking to slow Ramon down with leg kicks.
Ramon slips under a jab from Cross.
Ramon throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramon throws a combination that misses
and Cross counters with a nice body shot.
Cross slips a straight right by Ramon.
Ramon looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Ramon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Ramon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramon looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Ramon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Ramon misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramon.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramon.
Cross throws a body punch but Ramon moves out of range.
Ramon throws the left hand but Cross avoids the punch easily.
Ramon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Ramon throws a right hand that Cross ducks under and follows up with a left that Cross also avoids with ease.
Ramon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramon.
Cross takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Cross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross has Ramon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramon tries to circle away but Cross has him pinned against the cage.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Ramon tries to break the clinch but Cross is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramon.
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramon.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross has Ramon pressed against the cage, preventing Ramon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramon blocking some punches.
Ramon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ramon manages to break the clinch.
Ramon throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
Ramon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ramon.
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramon misses the jab.
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves away from the strike by Ramon.
Ramon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross stuns Ramon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Cross finds it's way through Ramon's defenses.
Ramon throws a combination that misses
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross connects with a nice looking jab.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Ramon cracks Cross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramon doesn't seem bothered though.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramon at a distance.
Ramon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramon slaps away a takedown attempt from Cross, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramon misses with a double jab
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramon looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cross. That's going to slow Ramon down.
Ramon throws a combination that misses
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
Ramon looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Cross lands a jab to the nose.
Ramon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
Ramon misses with a leg kick
and Cross counters with a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ramon misses.
Ramon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cross to score with a decent uppercut.
Cross works Ramon's body with a nice hook.
Cross cracks Ramon with a good jab.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramon missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross throws the left hand but Ramon avoids the punch easily.
Ramon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramon defends it nicely.
Cross misses with a few strikes there.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramon moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramon.
Cross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramon's hands.
Cross slips under a jab.
Ramon throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Ramon is predictable there
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cross checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Ramon.
Ramon misses with a double jab
and Cross counters with an outside leg kick.
Cross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cross finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramon's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
Ramon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cross counters with a left and a right that stings Ramon.
Ramon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramon is looking to chop away at Cross's legs.
Cross lands with a shot to the body.
Ramon misses with a hook.
Cross cracks Ramon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Ramon misses
and Cross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramon thinking.
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramon misses with a body punch
enabling Cross to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cross rushes Ramon and presses him up against the cage.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross misses with some punches.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramon tries to break the clinch but Cross is controlling the position.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross is working for takedown but Ramon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramon can't break the clinch.
A short right from Cross.
Cross keeps control of Ramon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramon wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramon blocks an uppercut.
David Cross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramon.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Ramon misses.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Ramon throws a combination that misses
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cross.
Ramon with a jab.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramon.
Ramon misses with a double jab
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cross lands with a straight right. Ramon didn't see that one coming.
Cross is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ramon throws a hook but Cross blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross staying out of range there.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
Ramon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramon loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Cross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Cross closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramon did well to prevent Cross getting side control.

Cross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cross is looking to pass Ramon's guard but actually Ramon recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throwing strikes but missing.
Ramon wants to stand but Cross is controlling the position.
Cross throws a strike but Ramon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramon defends well.
Ramon wanted to stand there but Cross had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Cross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
David Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ramon misses with a double jab

and Cross counters with a shoot takedown. Ramon fights it but they end up in guard.
Ramon wants to get back to his feet but Cross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramon keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike Ramon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cross postures up and lands a big shot to Ramon's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cross controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
David 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 44:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
David Cross is the new lightweight champion!