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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Cross (ranked 8031 p4p, 592 weight class) and Henning Lind (ranked 8016 p4p, 590 weight class). Lind has chosen War of the Gods as his entrance music. Tanner Cross is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanner Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henning Lind!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Cross moves out of range of the body kick.
Lind has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cross is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henning Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Lind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cross doesn't seem phased though.
Cross 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.
Cross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lind to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lind must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lind is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cross is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cross has escaped and now he's on top!
Cross stops Lind from standing up.
Cross forces his way into half guard.
Lind is trying to stand.
Lind is in trouble now - Cross has advanced to mount!
Cross wants to control the pace but Lind is squirming around nicely.
Lind wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross fails to take his opponent's back.
Lind really wants to buck Cross off and get back to his feet.
Cross working for a guillotine from mount but Lind is in no mood to give up.
Cross wants to finish this one by submission but Lind is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cross.
Lind tries to buck Cross off so he can stand up but Cross has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Lind falls backwards, slamming Cross to the mat but Cross holds on tight! Lind is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tanner Cross!
A very excited looking Tanner Cross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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