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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 681 p4p, 950 weight class) and Jah Kid (ranked 16 p4p, 62 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Folk Metal. Kid has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jah Kid!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid blocks a low kick nicely.
Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
Kid lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
Kid throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cross.
It looks like Jah Kid has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Kid slips the punch.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Kid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cross misses with a hook
and Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross swings widly with a right hand
and Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cross misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Cross.
Kid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cross can pounce on him.
Cross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Kid's shoulder, as Kid tries to avoid the shot.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Kid ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kid tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A low kick lands for Cross.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Cross.
Kid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kid slips a jab from Cross.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kid blocks the body kick.
Jeremy Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Cross, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Kid.
Kid blocks a jab.
Kid with the counter takedown but Cross avoids it easily.
Cross misses with a left hand
so Kid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cross uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Kid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid seems to be looking for submissions.
Kid with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kid trying to work for an americana but Cross has managed to regain full guard.
Kid trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross wants to stand up but Kid is controlling him.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cross holds on and takes a little breather.
Kid slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross staying out of range there.
A jab from Cross does it's job there.
Cross throws a jab when Kid was well out of range.
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kid throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Kid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Cross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jah Kid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cross scores with the left hand. Kid knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeremy Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross throws the left hand but Kid avoids the punch easily.
Kid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
A low kick from Cross misses
and Kid counters with a shoot takedown. Cross fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Kid works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kid is looking to advance position but Cross won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is stalling here. Cross is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kid seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cross has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross controls the position.
Kid can't do much from the bottom here.
Kid tries to improve position but can't.
Cross taking a break here but Kid is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kid is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cross jumps into side control!
Jeremy Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kid is trying to improve his position.
Cross taking a breather here.
Cross working away.
Cross remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kid is looking for a sweep.
Kid has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid can't do much from the bottom here.
Kid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kid is looking to reverse the position.
Kid gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cross is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kid is controlling Cross's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kid.
Kid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kid, not yet.
Kid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cross controls the pace.
Cross wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kid walks into a straight right hand from Cross.
Jeremy Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jah Kid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Kid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cross won't be happy with that.
Cross throws Kid to one side and escapes!
Cross misses with a hook
and Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Cross misses with a head kick.
Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cross defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
Cross throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cross throws an off balance right hand
and Kid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kid scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Cross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kid in his tracks.
Kid takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cross drops Kid with a beautiful combination! Kid stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cross is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross throws an overhand right that drops Kid like a sack of potatoes! Cross dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jah Kid was interviewed post fight and said 'Its easy to win when your cheating'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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