Cross faked a level change. Sting dropped his hands to defend the takedown. She snapped her right arm around his neck—a standing guillotine while pressing him against the fence. Sting tried to pry the hands apart. He couldn't.
Instead of sprawling, Cross performed a scissor sweep counter —a rare modified kani basami (scissor takedown)—wrapping her legs around Sting’s advancing knee and twisting mid-air. They hit the mat hard. Sting landed in side control, but Cross immediately locked a reverse triangle from bottom. For the next minute, Sting’s face turned from crimson to purple. He survived the bell by pure brute force, lifting Cross and slamming her into the canvas to break the grip. EvolvedFights 24 08 16 Lora Cross Vs Tony Sting...
For the first 90 seconds, Sting landed stiff jabs. Blood trickled from Cross’s left eyebrow. Commentators noted that she seemed to be measuring rather than fighting. Then, at the 2:15 mark, Sting lunged for a takedown off a missed overhand right. Cross faked a level change
This was the trap.
Cross dragged Sting to the canvas at 3:00. From back control, she attempted a body triangle . Sting defended by grabbing her toes—a foul in most promotions. The ref paused action for two seconds. When they reset, Cross had switched to an armbar from mount . Sting tried to pry the hands apart
