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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Mighty Wincho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby as his entrance music. Robert Cross told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Decent wrestler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edwin Mighty Wincho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Cross!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mighty Wincho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross feints and as Mighty Wincho raises his hands in defense, Cross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cross throws a big right hand that misses.
Cross throws a big right hand that misses.
Mighty Wincho wants to stand and escape but Cross is having none of it.
Cross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mighty Wincho is breathing heavily.
Cross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Mighty Wincho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cross postures up and lands a big shot to Mighty Wincho's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cross looking to sit in guard and control but Mighty Wincho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cross looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cross working the ground and pound effectively.
Cross tries to control but Mighty Wincho wriggling away.
Cross working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross landing strikes from the mount.
Cross scoring with strikes but Mighty Wincho is staying in there.
Cross with a couple of short strikes.
Cross landing strikes from the mount.
Mighty Wincho taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross has control of Mighty Wincho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mighty Wincho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mighty Wincho is looking to escape.
Cross is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mighty Wincho can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Cross dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cross closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cross lands in his opponent's guard.
Cross has gone for a leg lock! Mighty Wincho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cross's guard.
Cross has control of Mighty Wincho's left arm, preventing Mighty Wincho from doing any damage.
Cross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cross lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mighty Wincho!
Mighty Wincho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mighty Wincho avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cross.
Mighty Wincho is bucking up trying to escape but Cross cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cross with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a heavy elbow.
Mighty Wincho is bucking up trying to escape but Cross cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mighty Wincho is rocked!
Cross is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mighty Wincho is surviving well by controlling Cross's body position as best he can.
Cross lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Mighty Wincho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cross with a couple of short strikes.
Cross scoring with strikes but Mighty Wincho is staying in there.
Cross drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mighty Wincho! More shots from Cross and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Cross!
Robert Cross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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