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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia comes to the cage accompanied by Vivaldi's Winter. Dante Cross Furia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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276 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
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280 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trail slips a jab from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia moves out of range as Trail strikes.
Cross Furia misses with a head kick.
Cross Furia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cross Furia closes the distance and clinches.
Trail's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trail swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Trail.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Cross Furia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trail blocking some punches.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross Furia pushes Trail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trail lands a body punch.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
A body shot lands from Cross Furia.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Trail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
Trail looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Trail misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.
Trail blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Trail.
Trail blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trail blocking some punches.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Trail controls his hands.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross Furia lands with a left to the head.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Trail.
Trail tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trail misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trail tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Trail back against the cage.
Trail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trail trying to control the position but instead, Cross Furia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trail into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cross Furia up against the cage.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Trail.
Cross Furia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
Trail blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trail blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross Furia.
A body shot lands from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross Furia works on Trail's body with a couple of short punches.
Trail looks winded!
Cross Furia pushes Trail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trail or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross Furia lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
Cross Furia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
Trail blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Trail.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cross Furia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross Furia has managed to clinch.
Trail blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Trail taking a breather.
Cross Furia blocking some punches.
Cross Furia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
Trail misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trail.
Trail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trails head.
Trail misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trail throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cross Furias head.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trail lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trail tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trail is leaning against Cross Furia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trail misses with some punches.
Cross Furia tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trail throws a head punch that misses.
Trail lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Trail tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Trail back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cross Furia gets through Trail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trail can do to turn this around?
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Trail.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trail pushes Cross Furia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cross Furia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trail stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trail tries a body shot but Cross Furia blocks it.
Trail lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Trail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia is working Trail over against the cage.
Trail pushes Cross Furia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trail presses Cross Furia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trail tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Trail back against the cage.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Dante Cross Furia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trail misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trail lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail cracks Cross Furia with a nice body shot.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Trail misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Trail has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Trail working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Trail.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trail tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Trail back against the cage.
Cross Furia pushes Trail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Trail.
Trail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Trail.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Trail is trying to stall.
Trail swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Trail.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Trail avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Trail.
Cross Furia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Trail lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Trail.
Trail blocks an uppercut.
Trail is working Cross Furia over against the cage.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trail tries a body shot but Cross Furia blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cannondale Trail will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Trail moves out of range of the body kick from Cross Furia.
Trail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross Furia moves away.
A low kick from Cross Furia misses
and Trail counters with a left to the body.
Trail walks into a jab.
Cross Furia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross Furia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Trail misses.
Trail tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia clinches.
Good body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trail creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Trail.
Trail lands an uppercut.
Trail blocking some punches.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Trail.
Cross Furia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trail lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Trail has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Trail prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trail lands with a light punch inside.
Trail lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia pushes Trail back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Cross Furia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trail.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Trail controls the action.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Trail blocking some punches.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trail's elbow.
Trail has Cross Furia pressed against the cage.
Trail blocking some punches.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Trail controls the action.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Trail.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail lands a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trail goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trail can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Trail taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trail takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
Cross Furia lands a left hand.
Trail scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trail trying to control the position but instead, Cross Furia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trail into the cage.
Trail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trail.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trail digs a right hand into Cross Furia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cross Furia's gas tank.
Trail lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
Cross Furia pushes Trail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Trail.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Trail misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trail's elbow.
Trail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Trail wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trail blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Dante Cross Furia.
Well Cross Furia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dante Cross Furia!
An out of breath Dante Cross Furia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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