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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kehari (ranked 2401 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 102 p4p, 81 weight class). Cross has chosen Folk Metal as his entrance music. Jeremy Cross told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esa Kehari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehari throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Kehari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross digs a good hook to Kehari's body.
The crowd cheers as Cross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kehari doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Esa Kehari has been cut.
Kehari drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Kehari tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the cage.
Kehari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kehari lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kehari.
Kehari breaks the clinch.
Kehari misses with a left hand
and Kehari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kehari lands with a nice body punch.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Kehari stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esa Kehari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kehari pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Kehari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cross's efforts to push away.
Kehari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Kehari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kehari lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kehari.
Kehari breaks from the clinch.
Kehari misses with a lunging right hand
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kehari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kehari throws a head punch that misses.
Kehari breaks the clinch.
Kehari rushes Cross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kehari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kehari tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kehari.
Kehari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kehari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kehari throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehari misses the shot to the body.
Cross doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross jabs Kehari right on the nose. Kehari blinks but takes it well.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kehari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Kehari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cross cracks Kehari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esa Kehari's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kehari is rocked!
Kehari is holding his hands too far apart here. Cross throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kehari is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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