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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 201 p4p, 7 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 700 p4p, 29 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Cross Furia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vivaldi's Winter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross Furia tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Cross Furia lands a body punch.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross Furia scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Cross Furia shakes it off.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Cross Furia.
Gracie 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.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cross Furia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cross Furia connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia instigates a clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cross Furia can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Cross Furia lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie is trying to push Cross Furia away but Cross Furia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cross Furia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Cross Furia pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross Furia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cross Furia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross Furia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cross Furia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cross Furia dominated that round.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cross Furia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cross Furia scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Cross Furia forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Cross Furia avoids it.
Cross Furia connects with an inside leg kick.
Cross Furia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cross Furia wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross Furia closes the distance and clinches.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Cross Furia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross Furia.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross Furia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands with a short shot to the head.
Dante Cross Furia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cross Furias head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gracie.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cross Furia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cross Furia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Cross Furia catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cross Furia.
Gracie moves out of range as Cross Furia throws a body kick.
As Cross Furia backs away, Gracie returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cross Furia tries to clinch
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cross Furia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie is looking to slow Cross Furia down with leg kicks.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie motions for Cross Furia to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dante Cross Furia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross Furia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cross Furia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cross Furia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross Furia throws a head kick that half lands.
Cross Furia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Cross Furia's legs.
Cross Furia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross Furia tries to clinch up.
Cross Furia walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Cross Furia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cross Furia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross Furia avoids a kick to the body.
Cross Furia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gracie blocks it well.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John Wayne Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a body punch but Cross Furia moves out of range.
Cross Furia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Cross Furia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross Furia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie sets himself, and Cross Furia steps forward looking for the clinch! Gracie avoids it this time.
Cross Furia sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cross Furia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cross Furia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Cross Furia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross Furia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cross Furia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cross Furia checks a leg kick nicely.
Cross Furia tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Cross Furia wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cross Furia closes the distance and clinches.
Cross Furia gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Cross Furia.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Cross Furia's shoulder, as Cross Furia tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Cross Furia off balance momentarily.
Cross Furia cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Cross Furia moved out of range nicely.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross Furia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Cross Furia tries to counter with a clinch but Gracie shakes him off and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cross Furia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Cross Furia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Cross Furia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Cross Furia throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cross Furia takes a step back to recover.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Cross Furia's front leg but catches the back leg as Cross Furia tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia tries to clinch up.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Cross Furia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Cross Furia doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Cross Furia didn't see that one coming.
Cross Furia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross Furia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cross Furia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Cross Furia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cross Furia.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Cross Furia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Cross Furia settles back down.
Cross Furia lands a slapping body shot.
Cross Furia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Cross Furia looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Cross Furia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie is looking to slow Cross Furia down with leg kicks.
Cross Furia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Cross Furia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie clobbers Cross Furia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross Furia moves into the clinch.
Cross Furia digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross Furia pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Cross Furia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Cross Furia blocking some punches.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia lands a right hand.
A short left from Gracie.
Cross Furia blocks an uppercut.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Cross Furia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cross Furia closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dante Cross Furia just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dante Cross Furia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cross Furia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cross Furia checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross Furia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Cross Furia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross Furia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia is working Gracie over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia landing knees to the body.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross Furia lands a left hand.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Dante Cross Furia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross Furia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Gracie throws a low kick but Cross Furia moves out of range easily.
Cross Furia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cross Furia digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Cross Furia scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cross Furia lands with an overhand left.
Gracie is rocked!
Cross Furia cracks Gracie on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gracie falls backwards against the cage. Cross Furia follows up with more strikes that drop Gracie to his knees. Cross Furia keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gracie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
Dante Cross Furia is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Dante Cross Furia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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