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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 241 p4p, 12 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 373 p4p, 14 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!
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264 lbs
32 - 17 - 1 |
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219 cm
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282 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cross Furia sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Cross Furia avoids it this time.
A jab from Cross Furia finds it's way through Muller's defenses.
Cross Furia cracks a nice hook into Muller's ribs.
Cross Furia swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muller walks into a left hand.
Cross Furia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cross Furia misses with a low kick.
Cross Furia works Muller's body with a nice hook.
Muller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Muller misses
and Cross Furia counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Muller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross Furia avoids it.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Muller 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.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cross Furias head.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross Furia avoids it.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cross Furia up against the cage.
Cross Furia works on Muller's body with a couple of short punches.
Muller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cross Furia lands a left hand.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cross Furia.
Muller prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Muller lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross Furia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross Furia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullers head.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia lands with a left to the head.
Cross Furia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Cross Furia dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross Furia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross Furia gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Muller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cross Furia scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cross Furia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Muller.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muller.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Muller misses with a knee strike.
Cross Furia blocks an elbow strike.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
Cross Furia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cross Furia pushes Muller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muller looks winded!
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Muller lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross Furia's brow.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullers head.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross Furia lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Dante Cross Furia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cross Furia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cross Furia moves into the clinch.
Cross Furia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross Furia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
Muller crunches a lovely knee into Cross Furia's ribcage.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller blocking some punches.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Cross Furia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Muller.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross Furia.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross Furia gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Muller.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross Furia won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Cross Furia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Dante Cross Furia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muller.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cross Furia dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muller.
Muller looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross Furia avoids it.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross Furia lands a left hand.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia blocks an elbow strike.
Cross Furia avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Cross Furia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muller blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross Furia lands with a short shot to the head.
Muller is rocked!
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross Furia finish him?
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Muller seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross Furia avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Muller prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Muller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cross Furia lands with a left to the head.
Cross Furia creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Muller's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Muller drops to his knees and Cross Furia pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
Dante Cross Furia retains his super heavyweight title!
Dante Cross Furia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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