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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ain't Chu You by Mike Epps feat. Dorrough and Young Dro. Nathan Saunders has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 cm
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208 lbs
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182 cm
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213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Saunders! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunders shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Saunders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Cross on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cross is looking to clinch. Cross tries to clinch there but Saunders circles away.
Saunders lands a head kick!
Saunders works over Cross's head and body with a nice combination. Caiden Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Saunders fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Cross closes the distance and clinches. Saunders tries to circle away but Cross has him pinned against the cage. Saunders tries to pull guard but Cross won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nathan Saunders has been cut. Cross has Saunders pressed against the cage, preventing Saunders from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye. Saunders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Cross lands an elbow inside that Saunders shrugs off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cross lands an elbow inside. Saunders has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment. Cross connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Saunders badly! Saunders tumbles to the floor and Cross stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caiden Cross!
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C
A |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
95% |
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