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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shraf has chosen O.C. - time's up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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287 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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212 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamezdin Shraf!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shraf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Shraf.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shraf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cross lands with an overhand left.
Cross lunges at Shraf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shraf's hand.
Cross lands with a cross.
Shraf throws an off balance right hand
and Cross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shraf.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shraf.
Cross connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shraf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross slips under a jab.
Shraf staying out of range there.
Shraf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross throws a right and a left that Shraf avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Shraf misses.
The fighters circling - Shraf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magnus Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Cross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shraf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shraf's hands.
Cross connects with a body shot that sends Shraf's belly button to the back.
Shraf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross at a distance.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shraf.
Shraf jabs Cross right on the nose. Cross blinks but takes it well.
We've been hearing reports that Cross has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shraf misses with a looping left.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Shraf moved out of range nicely.
Cross throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shraf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shraf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Shraf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Nice defenses there by Shraf.
Magnus Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shraf throws an off balance right hand
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Shraf - just one landing.
Shraf misses with a lunging right hand
and Cross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Shraf.
Cross's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shraf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cross scrambles back to his feet.
Shraf ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
Shraf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Shraf's shoulder, as Shraf tries to avoid the shot.
Shraf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cross had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
Cross slips under a jab from Shraf.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Shraf counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
Cross defending well as Shraf loads up on a big left hand.
Cross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cross throws a body punch but Shraf moves out of range.
Shraf with the counter takedown but Cross avoids it easily.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shraf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shraf misses with an uppercut.
Shraf misses with an uppercut.
Cross seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cross lands with a hook. Shraf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shraf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cross doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Shraf saw that one coming.
Shraf misses with a lunging right hand
and Cross counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross manages to break the clinch.
Cross lands a body shot.
Shraf scores with a jab. Cross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shraf jabs Cross right on the nose. Cross blinks but takes it well.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Shraf moved out of range.
Cross moves away from the strike by Shraf.
Cross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shraf lands a body shot.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Shraf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shraf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cross finds it's way round the side to connect with Shraf's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Shraf misses the target.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Shraf.
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 Magnus Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Magnus Cross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shraf misses the jab.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Shraf pushes him off.
Shraf misses with a straight right.
Shraf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross cracks Shraf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Shraf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cross lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cross cracks Shraf with a big right hand and Shraf goes down!
Shraf is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross stopping the sweep attempt from Shraf.
Cross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cross distracts Shraf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shraf is still in real trouble! Can Cross finish him?
Shraf controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Shraf seems to have recovered his senses.
Shraf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shraf's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shraf is on top in guard.
Shraf wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Shraf slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cross controlling Shraf's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shraf tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Cross wants to stand but Shraf is controlling the position.
Cross is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shraf wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shraf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands strikes from half guard.
Cross drops an elbow to the side of Shraf's head.
Cross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cross stalling away here and it's allowed Shraf to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Shraf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cross.
Cross preventing the sweep.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cross postures up in Shraf's guard and throws a big left but Shraf blocks it.
Cross won't allow Shraf to sweep him here.
Cross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shraf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross throwing strikes from guard but Shraf blocks nicely.
Shraf is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cross rolls with it to try and escape but Shraf cranks on the arm and Cross is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamezdin Shraf!
A victorious Jamezdin Shraf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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