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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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279 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbert Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cross.
Griffin has Cross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin jumps guard but Cross stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross avoids the elbow strike from Griffin, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Griffin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Griffin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross is stalling here.
Griffin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cross to keep the fight standing.
Malcolm Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Griffin avoiding damage.
Cross tries to stall but Griffin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Griffin tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the cage.
Cross leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cross avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffin.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Cross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Cross is controlling the position.
Griffin is trying to push Cross away but Cross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griffin jumps guard but Cross stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross really is a fat lump.
Cross is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malcolm Cross.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cross smiles and moves away.
Cross misses with a takedown
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Malcolm Cross has been cut.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Cross.
Cross leaves Griffin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cross throws a quick counter head kick but Griffin was just out of range.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Cross is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Cross's guard.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Griffin pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross taking a breather.
Griffin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Cross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Griffin decides to pull guard.
Cross prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross throws an elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cross's guard. Nice move by Griffin!
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin content to stall in guard here.
Cross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin passes Cross's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Griffin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Cross dodges it nicely.
Griffin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cross is trying to escape back to his feet but Griffin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cross knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gilbert Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gilbert Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin wants to break free but Cross has control.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Cross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
Griffin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cross is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross stalls.
Griffin stalling in the clinch.
Griffin letting Cross take a breather here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malcolm Cross.
Cross stuffs the takedown.
Cross shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cross's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Cross's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cross moves to clinch but Griffin breaks away
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffin dives in and grabs Cross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes down on Griffin's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malcolm Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Griffin.
Cross fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cross.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Griffin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Cross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Griffin has managed to clinch.
Cross effectively controlling the action here.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin is leaning against Cross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cross prevents it.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross taking a breather.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cross wants to stall.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cross walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin forces Cross back against the cage and clinches.
Cross stalling in the clinch but Griffin improves position.
Gilbert Griffin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cross stalls.
Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin has Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalling in the clinch from Griffin.
Malcolm Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilbert Griffin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malcolm Cross.
I think Griffin 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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