PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 1361 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 38 p4p, 37 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Folk Metal. Jeremy Cross had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cross
vs
Farquharson

195 cm
20
250
5 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
232
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross swings widly with a right hand
and Farquharson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Farquharson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross misses with a lunging right hand
and Farquharson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farquharson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farquharson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Farquharson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farquharson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farquharson lands with a slapping head kick.
Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Farquharson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Farquharson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson misses the jab.
Cross throwing a counter right hand but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Farquharson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farquharson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cross.
Cross wants to clinch.

Farquharson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farquharson.
Farquharson working aggressively here.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Farquharson.
Cross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farquharson up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
Farquharson tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Farquharson back against the cage.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Farquharson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cross breaks from the clinch.
Farquharson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross connects with a single shot there.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Farquharson tries to counter with a clinch but Cross shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Farquharson counters with a three punch combo that has Cross backing up. Cross nods at Farquharson to acknowledge the strikes.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Cross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farquharsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farquharson moves into range and connects with a jab.

Farquharson moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Farquharson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson takes a shot to the head.
Farquharson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquharson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Farquharson controls his hands.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farquharson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cross.
Farquharson looking to slow down the pace here.
Farquharson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cross gets an underhook and turns Farquharson into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Farquharson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands a left hand.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson trying to stall but Cross improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farquharson.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farquharson slowing the pace effectively.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farquharson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malcom Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcom Farquharson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Farquharson's shoulder, as Farquharson tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Farquharson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farquharson scores with a jab. Cross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.

Farquharson rushes Cross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cross tries a body shot but Farquharson blocks it.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Farquharson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside.
Farquharson blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farquharson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cross seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farquharson can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Farquharson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cross manages to break the clinch.
Cross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Farquharson tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
Farquharson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson scores with a one two! Cross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cross lands a right hook to the body.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquharson swinging wildly here.
Cross throws a good cross that connects.
Cross misses with a looping right.
Farquharson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick from Farquharson lands but Cross takes it in his stride.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut.
Farquharson swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Farquharson manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquharson moves forwards but Cross connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That has opened up Malcom Farquharson's cut even more.
Farquharson scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Cross.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farquharson throws out the jab.

Farquharson forces Cross back against the cage and clinches.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.

The cut above Malcom Farquharson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.

Farquharson is rocked!
Cross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Cross.
Cross cracks Farquharson with a nice body shot.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
Farquharson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Cross digs a right hand into Farquharson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farquharson's gas tank.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farquharson or not.
Cross unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Farquharson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cross is unloading with more strikes now! Farquharson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jeremy Cross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.