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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Cardoso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gustavo Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cardoso changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cross sprawls well. Cross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cardoso gets slowly back to his feet.
Cardoso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cross rushes Cardoso and presses him up against the cage.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Cardoso in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Gustavo Cardoso has been cut.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cardoso's defenses.
Cardoso 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. Cardoso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcus Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Cardoso.
Cross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marcus Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross.
Cardoso looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cardoso tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cardoso's defenses.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cardoso's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Cardoso in his tracks for a moment.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross lands an elbow just above Cardoso 's eye.
That has opened up Gustavo Cardoso's cut even more.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cardoso is rocked!
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cross creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Cardoso! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Cross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Cross!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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