!Lightweight Championship!Sasha Marquez vs David Cross
Sasha Marquez looks very concentrated in this fight.
David Cross looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
ROUND 1
***0:01
The fighters touch gloves.
***0:14
Shinjin doesn't want to play David Cross's game and ducks away from the clinch.
***0:19
Brilliant combination from David Cross that forces Shinjin to try and defend better.
***0:29
Shinjin tries to grapple
The fighters clinch, but neither seems to have an advantage.
***0:49
Good takedown attempt by Shinjin but Cross manages to stay on his feet!
***0:58
Devastating knee that lands on Shinjin's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Sasha Marquez falls like a rag doll!
***1:06
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin manages to push away from David Cross and is able to stand back up
***1:22
David Cross is landing some absolutely brutal knees to the head of Shinjin! The expression on Shinjin's corner says it all!
Sasha Marquez loses his balance and goes to the ground!
***1:29
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin puts his feet in his opponent's thighs.
***1:37
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin keeps his opponent at bay with his legs.
***1:51
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Cross fakes a kick and Sasha Marquez absorbs a good strike to the thigh. Well executed kicks from Cross.
***2:01
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin keeps his opponent at bay with his legs.
The ref tells them to get back up. The fight resumes standing up.
***2:07
Sasha Marquez looks over and nods, listening to the advice from their corner.
David Cross throws what might be one of the worst punches ever seen, missing Shinjin by a mile.
***2:17
Good knees to the mid-section of Shinjin!
***2:32
Angry punches from David Cross pass a few centimeters from Shinjin. Shinjin is on his bicycle...
***2:42
Good movement from Cross, who is bobbing and weaving, moving in to strike and moving away after.
Sasha Marquez falls after that blow!
***2:45
Cross is taking in the energy from the crowd as they chanting his name!
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Cross controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of Shinjin escaping
***2:55
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Those kicks from Sasha Marquez while on his back are hitting Cross's legs solidly.
***3:05
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Sasha Marquez is moving his legs well, checking the kicks aimed at his thighs from Cross.
The ref tells them to get back up. The fight resumes standing up.
***3:11
Sasha Marquez takes out their mouthpiece to breathe.
Cross tries to clinch, but Sasha Marquez simply shoves him away.
***3:17
David Cross launches a hook to the body!
***3:33
Shinjin rams his hip into David Cross in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Cross down to the ground.
***3:45
David Cross is taking a few seconds for recover his breath.
***4:00
Cross tries to clinch, but Sasha Marquez simply shoves him away.
***4:02
Both fighters continue the fight against the fence.
***4:13
David Cross is holding the fence.
The referee doesn't see that move.
Shinjin rams his hip into David Cross in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Cross down to the ground.
***4:21
David Cross is breathing heavily.
Sasha Marquez is taunting Cross.
***4:29
Sasha Marquez 's taken more hits than a pinata!
Sasha Marquez throws what might be one of the worst punches ever seen, missing Cross by a mile.
***4:31
David Cross doesn't look too worried at all.
Both fighters exchange blows with both hitting nothing but air.
***4:40
Great stand up exchange! Sasha Marquez is taking the hard part!
***4:53
David Cross takes a breather...
***4:59
David Cross throws a punch that finds an opening in the defense of Shinjin.
Down goes Sasha Marquez!
***5:00
The ref stops the fighters. The round is over.
ROUND 2
***0:01
The fighters touch gloves.
***0:14
Sasha Marquez tries to clinch with Cross, but Cross is too agile and gets on his bicycle.
***0:22
David Cross doesn't look too worried at all.
David Cross takes a breather...
***0:30
Shinjin rams his hip into David Cross in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Cross down to the ground.
***0:36
David Cross is landing some absolutely brutal punches to the head of Shinjin! The expression on Shinjin's corner says it all!
***0:41
Sasha Marquez takes a breather...
***0:50
Sasha Marquez takes out their mouthpiece to breathe.
Solid shot from David Cross to the body of Shinjin.
Sasha Marquez is knocked down!
***0:55
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Cross raises his leg.. and delivers a brutal stomp to Sasha Marquez's body!
***1:01
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin defends himself with his legs while his opponent looks for an opening in his guard.
***1:05
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
David Cross holds Shinjin's legs as he begins to kick him repeatedily in the leg! Loud painful looking kicks!
***1:09
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Sasha Marquez dodges that soccer kick from David Cross!
***1:24
David Cross is breathing heavily.
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Those kicks from Sasha Marquez while on his back are hitting Cross's legs solidly.
The ref tells them to get back up. The fight resumes standing up.
***1:30
Sasha Marquez takes a breather...
***1:44
Sasha Marquez takes a breather...
***1:55
Shinjin waits for a moment.
***2:01
David Cross tries to clinch with his opponent, but Shinjin is able to push him away.
***2:06
David Cross is holding the fence.
The referee warns David Cross
David Cross stuffs the takedown from Sasha Marquez.
***2:20
David Cross stuffs the takedown from Sasha Marquez.
***2:33
Cross is holding on to Shinjin. Shinjin lifts him and slams him into the ground!
***2:48
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Sasha Marquez is aggressively and repeatedily punching Cross in the side of the head. He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
***2:51
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Cross is covering up well. At the moment, this is the only thing that is saving him from receiving punishment.
***2:55
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Cross manages to push away from Sasha Marquez and is able to stand back up
***3:04
Cross waits for a moment.
***3:07
Sasha Marquez is starting to look frustrated right now.
Cross is taking in the energy from the crowd as they chanting his name!
Sasha Marquez throws what might be one of the worst punches ever seen, missing Cross by a mile.
***3:12
Sasha Marquez looks over and nods, listening to the advice from their corner.
Shinjin rams his hip into David Cross in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Cross down to the ground.
Shinjin takedown attempt has failed, and now he's on the ground!
***3:16
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Cross stomps his opponent but Sasha Marquez manages to block him.
***3:19
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Sasha Marquez is moving his legs well, checking the kicks aimed at his thighs from Cross.
***3:21
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Cross controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of Shinjin escaping
The ref tells them to get back up. The fight resumes standing up.
***3:28
Shinjin cannot escape David Cross's clinch! David Cross is just brutalizing Shinjin with punches time and time again!
***3:36
David Cross doesn't look too worried at all.
David Cross throws a punch to the body of Shinjin.
***3:43
Sasha Marquez is starting to look frustrated right now.
Shinjin tries to strike within the clinch, but nothing is effective.
***3:50
David Cross is looking for openings in the defense of Shinjin.
***3:56
Good takedown attempt by Shinjin but Cross manages to stay on his feet!
***4:11
Both fighters exchange blows with both hitting nothing but air.
***4:21
Good takedown attempt by Shinjin but Cross manages to stay on his feet!
***4:26
David Cross is dancing a bit in the center of the cage , keeping his distance from Shinjin.
***4:28
Cross waits for a moment.
***4:41
Sasha Marquez takes a breather...
***4:56
The hook by Sasha Marquez has been excellent! Cross has reasons to be worried.
We can see a small cut has opened in Cross's eyebrow.
David Cross falls after that blow!
***4:58
Sasha Marquez has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of Cross escaping
***5:00
The ref stops the fighters. The round is over.
ROUND 3
***0:01
The fighters touch gloves.
***0:16
Sasha Marquez tries to clinch with Cross, but Cross pushes him away.
***0:19
Sasha Marquez doesn't look too worried at all.
David Cross scores a nice one-two combination
***0:30
Sasha Marquez attempts to knee Cross in the head but, the blows seem glancing at best.
***0:37
Cross waits for a moment.
***0:49
Shinjin waits for a moment.
***1:04
Sasha Marquez is taking a few seconds for recover his breath.
***1:13
David Cross is taking a few seconds for recover his breath.
***1:20
Shinjin tries to grapple
***1:39
Sasha Marquez is taking a few seconds for recover his breath.
***1:44
Sasha Marquez seems to be a bit hesitant.
David Cross huffs in a frustrated manner.
Both fighters clinch. Shinjin attempts a trip...good balance demonstrated by Cross.
***1:48
Good takedown attempt by Shinjin but Cross manages to stay on his feet!
Shinjin takedown attempt has failed, and now he's on the ground!
***2:04
David Cross has his opponent on the ground.
Shinjin manages to push away from David Cross and is able to stand back up
***2:15
David Cross throws what might be one of the worst punches ever seen, missing Shinjin by a mile.
***2:24
Shinjin shoots and gets both legs of Cross. Good takedown!
***2:31
Sasha Marquez is on full mount over Cross
David Cross takes advantage of the situation to take a breather.
***2:44
David Cross seems to be a bit hesitant.
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Sasha Marquez looks to be concentrating on not receiving punishment rather than hitting his opponent.
***3:00
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Shinjin controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of Cross escaping
***3:13
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Both fighters are stuck on the ground.
***3:15
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Shinjin controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of Cross escaping
***3:25
Sasha Marquez is starting to look frustrated right now.
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Sasha Marquez is passive in the guard of his opponent.
***3:35
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Solid blows to Cross's abdomen by Sasha Marquez.
***3:48
Sasha Marquez is on open guard over Cross
Good punches from Sasha Marquez in the ground.
Shinjin improves his position over his opponent.
Sasha Marquez fakes a body punch and lands a punch to the jaw that takes David Cross completely by surprise, oh Cross is hurt! Sasha Marquez smells blood and follows up with a flurry of rights, vicious elbows from Shinjin! This is a bloody affair! David Cross taps, and who could blame him?!
Sasha Marquez wins by submission.
******Statistics for Sasha Marquez*******
Punches: 3/7 43%
Kicks: 2/6 33%
Clinch blows: 1/4 25%
Takedowns: 2/13 15%
Submissions: 2/4 50%
GnP blows: 7/25 28%
Average damage: 0.44
Time on the ground: 235/825 28%
******Statistics for David Cross*******
Punches: 11/28 39%
Kicks: 0/1 0%
Clinch blows: 13/24 54%
Takedowns: 0/0 0%
Submissions: 0/0 0%
GnP blows: 0/0 0%
Average damage: 1.07
Time on the ground: 108/825 13%