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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 1484 p4p, 182 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 794 p4p, 95 weight class). Cross Furia has chosen Vivaldi's Winter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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276 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cross Furia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a kick to the body.
Cross Furia lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross Furia. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Cage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cross Furia darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Cross Furia tries to work over Cage'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.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross Furia has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Cross Furia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cross Furia darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage throws a body punch but Cross Furia moves out of range.
We've been informed that Cross Furia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cross Furia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Cross Furia won't allow it.
Cage is trying to maintain a safe position but Cross Furia gets an underhook and turns Cage into the cage.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cage looking to slow down the pace here.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross Furia closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cage blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cage avoiding damage.
Cage blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Cage trying to stall but Cross Furia improves his position.
Cross Furia tries to work over Cage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cage tries to break free but Cross Furia pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross Furia tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross Furia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
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 Johnny Cage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cross Furia's hands.
Cross Furia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cross Furia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross Furia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cross Furia avoids it.
A low kick from Cross Furia is predictable there
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Cross Furia blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Cross Furia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross Furia connects with a nice looking jab.
Cross Furia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Cross Furia settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage connects with a high kick.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage moves away from the strike by Cross Furia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia keeps Cage at a distance using the push kick.
Cross Furia throws a right hand that Cage ducks under and follows up with a left that Cage also avoids with ease.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross Furia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cross Furia misses with a low kick as Cage jumps back.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cross Furia - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cross Furia. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cross Furia throws a big shot that misses.
Cross Furia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage throws the left hand but Cross Furia avoids the punch easily.
Cross Furia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Cage misses
and Cross Furia counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cross Furia's head backwards.
Cross Furia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross Furia.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cross Furia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cross Furia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cross Furia is rocked!
Cross Furia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cross Furia is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Cross Furia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cross Furia blocks a head kick by Cage.
Cross Furia walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cage swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Cage!
Our winner, Johnny Cage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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