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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Cat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tone Cross's chin.
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288 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tone Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross misses with a looping left.
Cross throws a hook but Cat blocks it.
Cat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cross defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cat. Those never looked like landing.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Cat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Cat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cross looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cat tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cross tries to improve position but can't.
Cat tries for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
Cross sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking for a sweep. Cat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cross is pressing down on Cat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Cross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cat.
Cat won't allow Cross to sweep him here.
Cat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cat is in close to Cross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cat stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Cross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cat wanted to stand there but Cross had control of the position.
Cross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cross wants to control the pace but Cat is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cat bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross is trying to control the position but Cat postures up.
Cat throws a big elbow that misses.
Cross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cat regains half guard.
Cat manages to get to full guard.
Cross wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking for a sweep. Not yet Cat, not yet.
Cat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cross has managed to get both his arms back between Cat's legs - danger averted.
Cross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cross has managed to get both his arms back between Cat's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat is controlling Cross's posture.
Cross trying to control but Cat is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cross's waist but Cross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cat off to one side.
Cat closes the distance and clinches up with Cross, looking for a takedown. Cat pushes Cross against the cage but Cross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross throws a low kick but Cat avoids it.
Cross lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Cross finds it's way through Cat's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cat slips under a jab from Cross.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Cat is out of range.
A big left from Cross misses.
Cat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Cat does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross cracks Cat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cat in his tracks.
Cat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cross moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cat defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Cross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cat.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Cat avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cat blocks a jab.
Tone Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cat circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cross scores with a nice strike.
Tone Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cat.
Tone Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cat.
Cat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cross is fending him off so far but Cat persists. Nope, Cross circles away and we're back to standing.
Cat is breathing heavily.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross throws a hook but Cat avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross scores with the left hand. Cat knows he should have avoided that one.
Cat shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cat manages to avoid it.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Cat's head but Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cross defends it nicely.
Cat staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cross.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
Cat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cross stuns Cat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tone Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross lands a nice hook to Cat's body. Cat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Cross misses
and Cat counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tone Cross dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good shot there by Cross.
Cat looks to land a combination but Cross avoids it well.
Cross lands a slapping body shot.
Cross looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
Cat moves out of range of the strikes.
Cat shoots in but no luck this time.
Cross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cross cracks Cat with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Cross as he connects with a hook.
Cat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross connects with a crisp jab.
Cat is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Cat head around and knocks him out cold! Cross hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tone Cross!
A very excited looking Tone Cross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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