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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia comes to the cage accompanied by Vivaldi's Winter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 cm
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276 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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171 cm
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240 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cross Furia avoids the head kick by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick that misses. Cross Furia looks to throw the jab but Hanttonen is out of range. Hanttonen throws a body shot but no joy. Cross Furia thinks about countering with a body kick. Hanttonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Cross Furia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Hanttonen clinches up against the cage. Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross Furia avoids the damage to the body. Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanttonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hanttonen.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
Hanttonen'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 has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanttonen. Hanttonen misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hanttonen lands with a light punch inside. Hanttonen just leaning against Cross Furia, taking a breather. Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses. Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Hanttonen. Hanttonen throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanttonen misses with an elbow strike.
Hanttonen lands with a short shot to the head. Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it. Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land. Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanttonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards. Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Hanttonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cross Furia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanttonen can turn it around. Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross Furia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cross Furia lands with a short head shot on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross Furia. Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanttonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head. Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Cross Furia. Hanttonen works on Cross Furia's body with a couple of short punches. Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross Furia avoids it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross Furia. Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the body.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cross Furia lands with a right to the head. Cross Furia avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the cage.
Cross Furia breaks from the clinch.
Hanttonen throws an overhand right that lands on Cross Furia's shoulder, as Cross Furia tries to avoid the shot. Marko Hanttonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hanttonen misses with a hook to the body
and Cross Furia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hanttonen fails in his attempt to clinch. Cross Furia throwing a counter right hand but Hanttonen manages to avoid it. Hanttonen punishes Cross Furia's body with a nice straight punch. Hanttonen clinches up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen. Cross Furia lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more. Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen trying to control the position but instead, Cross Furia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanttonen into the cage. Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanttonen's elbow. Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land. Hanttonen tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage. Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Cross Furia blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cross Furia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Cross Furia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Nice body kick there by Hanttonen. Good leg kick by Hanttonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cross Furia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Hanttonen lands a slapping body shot.
Cross Furia throws a half hearted mid kick. Nice body kick there by Hanttonen. Hanttonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hanttonen looks to land a right hand but Cross Furia moved out of range. It appears Cross Furia was looking to counter with a kick there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanttonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cross Furia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cross Furia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanttonen can pounce on him.
Cross Furia lands with a kick to the temple. Hanttonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hanttonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanttonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hanttonen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut. Cross Furia blocks a head kick by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cross Furia. Hanttonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cross Furia rather than just go for the knockout. Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A head kick misses from Hanttonen. Hanttonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross Furia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hanttonen thumps Cross Furia with a low kick. Cross Furia delivers a nice body kick. Cross Furia slips a straight right by Hanttonen. Hanttonen throws a right and a left that Cross Furia avoids nicely. Hanttonen tried to score with a low kick but Cross Furia checks it. Good shot there by Hanttonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cross Furia throws a sloppy head kick and Hanttonen moves out of range easily. Hanttonen moves into the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen. Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanttonen's elbow. Hanttonen working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hanttonen is trying to stall.
Hanttonen lands a nice shot to the body. A short right from Cross Furia. Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside. Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hanttonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cross Furia is keeping busy. Hanttonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Hanttonen gets through Cross Furia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Cross Furia tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanttonen obliges. Cross Furia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Hanttonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards. Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia. Marko Hanttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hanttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow. Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross Furia is defending well for now. This has been an exciting period of action! Cross Furia presses Hanttonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanttonen lands a body punch. Cross Furia working some nice short punches in the clinch. Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land. Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head. Hanttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle. Cross Furia takes a shot to the head. Hanttonen trying to control the position but instead, Cross Furia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanttonen into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cross Furia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hanttonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cross Furia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Cross Furia scores with a shot to the body.
Hanttonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanttonen throws a nice outside leg kick. Hanttonen lands a nice looking body kick. Hanttonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hanttonen clinches up against the cage. Hanttonen tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside. Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanttonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards. Hanttonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Cross Furia lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanttonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanttonen working aggressively here.
A short left from Hanttonen. Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia. Knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the body.
Hanttonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hanttonen lands a nice uppercut. Hanttonen presses Cross Furia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow. Hanttonen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Cross Furia - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Hanttonen, and another! Cross Furia is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marko Hanttonen! A victorious Marko Hanttonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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