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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 1065 p4p, 585 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 21 p4p, 44 weight class). Cross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Folk Metal. Thulani has chosen Zara - Sojaboy as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 28 - 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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Thulani.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thulani.
A jab from Thulani misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Cross slips under a jab.
Cross throws an off balance right hand
and Thulani counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thulani looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Cross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thulani throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Thulani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thulani misses with a hook to the body
and Thulani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thulani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross throws a hook but Thulani avoids it easily.
Cross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thulani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cross scores with a punch to the head.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Thulani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross counters with a nice right hand that sends Thulani toppling to the canvas! Thulani scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cross finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thulani looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Thulani slips a jab from Cross.
Thulani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross tests Thulani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Thulani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thulani.
Thulani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cross lands a glancing blow to the side of Thulani's head.
Thulani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross throwing a counter right hand but Thulani manages to avoid it.
Cross lands a big right hand that sends Thulani crashing to the mat! Cross stays standing though and waves Thulani back to his feet!
Thulani is rocked!
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thulani.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Thulani.
Thulani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thulani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cross throws out the jab.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thulani.
Thulani throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thulani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thulani misses with a straight right.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thulani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Cross misses.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thulani.
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross staying out of range there.
Thulani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Thulani ducks down to avoid it.
Thulani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Thulani throws out a counter right but Cross avoids it with no problem.
Thulani throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
Thulani moves away from the strike by Cross.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Thulani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cross's corner calls for a 1-2. Cross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cross blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thulani misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thulani throws a big shot that misses.
Cross misses with a hook. Thulani ducked under it nicely.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Thulani does no damage.
Cross throws an off balance right hand
and Thulani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Thulani moved out of range.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
Cross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Thulani's shoulder, as Thulani tries to avoid the shot.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Thulani is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross misses with a hook. Thulani ducked under it nicely.
Thulani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Cross dominated that round.
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.
Cross misses with a low kick.
A big left from Cross misses.
Thulani throws out a counter right but Cross avoids it with no problem.
Thulani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cross's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Thulani might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cross has got the better of the exchanges.
Thulani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Thulani.
Thulani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thulani 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.
Thulani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cross throws a hook but Thulani avoids it easily.
Thulani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thulani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cross's hands.
Thulani slips a jab from Cross.
Thulani throws out a counter right but Cross avoids it with no problem.
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Thulani misses with a hook.
Cross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thulani is out of range and Cross settles back down.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thulani counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Thulani moves out of range as Cross throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Thulani counters with a nice uppercut.
Thulani lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Thulani.
A quick step to the side and Cross tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
Thulani digs a good body shot into Cross's ribs.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Thulani moved out of range.
Thulani staying out of range there.
Thulani lands a body shot.
Thulani swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross looks for the body kick but Thulani saw that one coming.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thulani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Cross misses with a hook
and Thulani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cross throws a hook but Thulani avoids it easily.
Cross is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thulani's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thulani cracks Cross with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jeremy Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thulani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cross.
Cross connects with a body shot that sends Thulani's belly button to the back.
Thulani lands with a shot to the body.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Thulani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cross misses with a hook.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thulani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Thulani misses the target.
Cross lands with a right hand.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Thulani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Thulani misses the target.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thulani throws out the jab.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Thulani moved out of range.
Thulani is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cross darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thulani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Thulani misses its intended target.
Cross throws the left hand but Thulani avoids the punch easily.
Cross swings for the body but Thulani moves out of range.
Jeremy Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Thulani uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thulani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Thulani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cross. Cross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thulani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Cross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thulani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thulani looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Thulani misses with a body shot
and Cross counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Cross misses
and Thulani counters with a straight right hand.
Cross drops his hands momentarily and Thulani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thulani slips under a jab.
Thulani defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Cross misses with a right hand
and Thulani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thulani checks a leg kick nicely.
Thulani throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mandlenkosi Thulani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Cross's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cross misses with a hook
and Thulani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thulani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cross counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cross swings for the body but Thulani moves out of range.
Cross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thulani.
Cross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cross misses with a lunging right hand
and Thulani counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thulani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross avoids the body shot from Thulani.
Cross throws a quick counter head kick but Thulani was just out of range.
Thulani drops his hands momentarily and Cross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Thulani moved out of range.
Cross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cross tries to land a front kick but Thulani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thulani throws a hook but Cross avoids it easily.
Cross slips a jab from Thulani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thulani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Thulani throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cross misses the target.
Thulani slips a straight right by Cross.
Cross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thulani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.
Thulani slips a straight right by Cross.
Thulani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross lands a jab to the nose.
Cross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thulani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thulani! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Thulani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thulani loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Thulani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Thulani.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cross darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cross feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thulani sprawling to the canvas! Thulani rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cross finish him?!
Thulani is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cross.
Cross lands an uppercut, right on the button! Thulani tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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