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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Ratinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen Caught in a Hustle as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luciano Ratinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Cross!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Cross is looking to clinch but Ratinho is avoiding it.
Ratinho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ratinho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ratinho is breathing heavily.
Cross controlling the position for now.
Ratinho wants to pass the guard but Cross is defending well.
Ratinho is working for a kimura but Cross is defending it quite comfortably.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross wants to control but Ratinho is keeping busy.
Ratinho is trying to work for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
Cross is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cross gets full guard.
Ratinho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cross is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ratinho, into his guard.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Ratinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross distracts Ratinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ratinho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cross.
Ratinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Ratinho, not yet.
Cross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross scoring with some ground and pound.
Cross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Ratinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ratinho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cross is working Ratinho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cross must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ratinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ratinho has momentary wrist control but Cross slips an elbow through the middle.
Cross is looking to work some ground and pound but Ratinho has wrist control.
Cross trying to control but Ratinho is working from the bottom.
Cross works over Ratinho with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cross trying to control but Ratinho is working from the bottom.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ratinho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ratinho wants to sweep here but Cross controlling him for the moment.
Cross throwing strikes but missing.
Ratinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ratinho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ratinho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cross is just riding it out for now. Ratinho eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ratinho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Cross will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratinho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luciano Ratinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross looks to clinch
and Ratinho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ratinho counters with a good, hard body kick but Cross shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratinho swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Cross lands with a kick to the temple. Ratinho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cross jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cross tries to clinch
and Ratinho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ratinho is defended easily by Cross.
Cross has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cross.
It looks like Luciano Ratinho has been cut.
Cross manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Ratinho pushes him off.
Cross tries to clinch but Ratinho moves away
and Ratinho counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cross throws a nice head kick!
Cross is looking to clinch but Ratinho is avoiding it.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ratinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratinho keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Cross lands.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Ratinho pushes him off.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Ratinho pushes him off.
Cross tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross gets a clinch.
Ratinho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ratinho dodges an elbow strike from Cross.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ratinho's defenses.
Cross misses with an elbow strike.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Ratinho blocks it.
Ratinho breaks the clinch.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross scores with a head kick. Ratinho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cross is looking to clinch but Ratinho is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luciano Ratinho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratinho swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross tries to clinch up but Ratinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ratinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cross wants to clinch
and Ratinho counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ratinho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ratinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ratinho looks for a takedown but Cross sprawls well.
Cross darts in and clinches Ratinho up against the cage.
Cross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Ratinho pushes him off.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross closes the distance and pushes Ratinho back into the cage.
Ratinho is trying to push Cross away but Cross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cross taking a breather.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Ratinho circles away.
Ratinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cross tries to clinch but Ratinho is having none of it.
Ratinho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cross tries to clinch up but Ratinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross tries to clinch up but Ratinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross lands a head kick. Ratinho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cross throws a head kick that misses.
Cross tries to clinch but Ratinho moves out of range.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves to clinch but Ratinho breaks away
and Ratinho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ratinho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ratinho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch up but Ratinho circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but Ratinho is having none of it.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Ratinho pushes him off.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Ratinho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to clinch but Ratinho moves out of range.
Cross tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael 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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RATING
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