PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vivaldi's Winter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cross Furia
vs
Goldstein

209 cm
31
276 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

200 cm
31
263 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein fails to land the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Goldstein as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.

Goldstein gets tackled into the cage by Cross Furia. Cross Furia maintains the clinch.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cross Furia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goldstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Cross Furia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goldstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
We've been informed that Goldstein 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.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Cross Furia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goldstein.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Cross Furia.
Goldstein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dante Cross Furia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Goldstein.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Goldstein blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Goldstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Cross Furia blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
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 hook that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia blocking some punches.
Goldstein is trying to drag Cross Furia to the mat but Cross Furia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldstein.
Goldstein lands a nice uppercut.

Goldstein has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cross Furia regains guard immediately.
Cross Furia is looking to stand up but Goldstein isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia pulls Goldstein in close to prevent any damage.
Cross Furia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldstein.
Goldstein throwing strikes but missing.
Cross Furia is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldstein working some strikes from top position.
Goldstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cross Furia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cross Furia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Goldstein connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cross Furia controlling Goldstein's posture.
Goldstein distracts Cross Furia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldstein postures up in Cross Furia's guard and throws a big left but Cross Furia blocks it.

Cross Furia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cross Furia tries to clinch there but Goldstein circles away.
Cross Furia tries to clinch
and Goldstein counters with a series of strikes. Cross Furia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cross Furia wants to clinch.

Cross Furia clinches up with Goldstein and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dante Cross Furia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Cross Furia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Goldstein throws a head kick but Cross Furia moves out of range.
Goldstein shoots in and drives through. Cross Furia sprawls well.
Cross Furia is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross Furia tries to clinch there but Goldstein circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goldstein.
Goldstein moves away from the strike by Cross Furia.
Goldstein feints the counter takedown.
Cross Furia wants to clinch up but Goldstein keeps it at a distance.
Cross Furia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goldstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cross Furia works Goldstein's body with a nice hook.
Goldstein lands a glancing blow to the side of Cross Furia's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross Furia lands a really nice looking cross but Goldstein seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross Furia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Cross Furia counters with an inside leg kick.
Cross Furia throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein throws a sloppy head kick and Cross Furia moves out of range easily.
Cross Furia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cross Furia moves away from the strike by Goldstein.
Cross Furia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cross Furia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Goldstein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goldstein showed some decent athleticism there.
Cross Furia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldstein.
Cross Furia controlling the position for now.
Goldstein stops Cross Furia from getting back to his feet.
Goldstein thows a huge punch but Cross Furia dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein working over Cross Furia with some ground and pound. Cross Furia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cross Furia wants to get back to his feet.
Goldstein stalling away here and it's allowed Cross Furia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Goldstein postures up and lands a big shot to Cross Furia's brow.
Cross Furia is looking to stand back up but Goldstein counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia is looking to improve his position.
Goldstein looks to land a strike but Cross Furia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cross Furia wants to stand and escape but Goldstein is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross Furia pulls Goldstein in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross Furia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cross Furia wants to get back to his feet but Goldstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Cross Furia pushes Goldstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.

Goldstein has hold of one of Cross Furia's legs. Cross Furia is fighting the takedown attempt but Goldstein gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia has control of Goldstein's left arm, preventing Goldstein from doing any damage.
Goldstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Cross Furia has wrist control.
Goldstein postures up.
Goldstein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goldstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goldstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goldstein throws out a loose jab but Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldstein moves away.
Cross Furia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goldstein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samson Goldstein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Cross Furia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Goldstein throws a body punch but Cross Furia moves out of range.
Cross Furia throws a counter high kick but Goldstein was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cross Furia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldstein changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Goldstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Cross Furia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldstein feints the counter takedown.

Goldstein drives through and clinches with Cross Furia against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Goldstein blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cross Furia lands a body shot.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Goldstein scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross Furia lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein lands an elbow that stopped Cross Furia in his tracks for a moment.
Dante Cross Furia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Goldstein.
Goldstein is looking for a takedown.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia is leaning against Goldstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Goldstein.
A nice left hand lands by Cross Furia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross Furia gets underhooks to prevent Goldstein's takedown attempt.
Goldstein blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a shot to the body.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldstein.
Goldstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross Furia lands a body punch.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein blocking some punches.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia pushes Goldstein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Cross Furia is working Goldstein over against the cage.
Cross Furia lands an uppercut.
Goldstein is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cross Furia is defending well.
Dante Cross Furia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Goldstein.
Cross Furia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross Furia lands a body shot.
Goldstein has Cross Furia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cross Furia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goldstein tries for a takedown but Cross Furia manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Goldstein controls the action.
Goldstein wants to take the fight to the mat but Cross Furia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cross Furia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross Furia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldstein takes a shot to the head.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Goldstein.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Cross Furia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross Furia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!