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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Bakarow (ranked 3729 p4p, 3656 weight class) and Waheed Saqqaf (ranked 438 p4p, 431 weight class). Saqqaf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Endless River - Eternal Insomnia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Waheed Saqqaf will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Bakarow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waheed Saqqaf!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saqqaf misses with a few strikes there.
Saqqaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Saqqaf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saqqaf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saqqaf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bakarow manages to get himself to full guard.
Bakarow keeping moving, preventing Saqqaf from controlling successfully.
Bakarow trying to control the position.
Bakarow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakarow keeping moving, preventing Saqqaf from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that Saqqaf has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Saqqaf looking to pass the guard.
Saqqaf prevents Bakarow from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two 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.
Saqqaf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bakarow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bakarow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bakarow walks into a stiff left hand from Saqqaf.
 Bakarow is rocked!
Bakarow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Bakarow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saqqaf ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bakarow's jaw. Bakarow's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Saqqaf does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Waheed Saqqaf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ortega (ranked 2830 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Lefty Lopez (ranked 321 p4p, 372 weight class). Lefty Lopez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefty Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortega circles away.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Ortega is controlling the position.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Ortega is controlling the position.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Ortega keeps him there for the moment.
Ortega manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Ortega keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Ortega pulls Lopez in close to his closed guard and prevents Lopez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortega wants to hit a sweep here but Lopez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ortega there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Ortega can't escape the position.
Ortega is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ortega regains half guard.
Lopez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ortega to stand up.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Ortega with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortega.
Ortega fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Ortega tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Ortega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Ortega moved out of range nicely.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Ortega appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely.
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Ortega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ortega moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez jabs Ortega right on the nose. Ortega blinks but takes it well.
Ortega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortega somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Ortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ortega back to the cage. Lopez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortega defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega feints and as Lopez raises his hands in defense, Ortega changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Ortega 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Ortega in his half guard.
Ortega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortega is nestled in close to Lopez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortega.
Ortega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is looking to get back to is feet but Ortega passes into side control.
Ortega trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Ortega sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lopez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lopez's half guard.
Ortega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortega has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez has one foot on Ortega's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lefty Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lopez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ortega is on him like a limpet, forcing Lopez back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Lopez is trying to break free.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a double jab.
Ortega throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Ortega misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortega shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Lopez cracks Ortega with a good jab.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez cracks Ortega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortega gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lopez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega controlling Lopez's posture.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emilio Ortega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortega seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ortega looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lopez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Ortega is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
Lopez is trying to stand back up.
Ortega missing with punches from the back.
Ortega is landing with strikes. Lopez can't take much more of this.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ortega has Lopez flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is looking to control Lopez but Lopez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lopez finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Ortega wants to control the pace but Lopez is squirming around nicely.
Ortega has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lopez's face.
Lopez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ortega landing punches.
Lopez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ortega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 Lopez is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lefty Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortega is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Ortega with an uppercut!
Ortega fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lopez sprawls well initially but Ortega persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ortega prevents Lopez from standing back up.
Ortega throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Ortega is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortega missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Ortega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortega lands strikes from half guard.
Ortega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Ortega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortega lands a nice short elbow.
Ortega throws a strike but Lopez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortega passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ortega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ortega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopez trying to control from the bottom.
Ortega looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Ortega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortega connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortega takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortega throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Ortega thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortega.
Ortega lands strikes from half guard.
Lopez trying to hold on to Ortega's head to control him but Ortega postures up.
Ortega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega working over Lopez with some ground and pound. Lopez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Ortega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortega slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Lopez trying to control but Ortega postures up.
Lefty Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Ortega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Ortega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Emilio Ortega!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Emilio Ortega!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Emilio Ortega!
Emilio Ortega wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Emilio Ortega, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Forsberg (ranked 1480 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Ryan Locke (ranked 225 p4p, 383 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Locke's choice of entrance music: Eye Of The Tiger (Peter Griffin Cover). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Forsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Locke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forsberg connects with a single shot there.
Locke ducks right into an uppercut from Forsberg.
Forsberg misses with a hook to the body
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
Forsberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forsberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Locke wants to stand and escape but Forsberg is having none of it.
Forsberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Forsberg drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Forsberg as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Locke screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Forsberg! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Magnus Forsberg!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Magnus Forsberg waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance 🔥's logo in front of the cameras.
Ryan Locke was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm keeping my promise, this was my last fight, hope yall enjoyed the ride.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russian Bear (ranked 1669 p4p, 2277 weight class) and Axl Cailean (ranked 198 p4p, 270 weight class). Cailean is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back stabbers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Russian Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Cailean!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cailean.
Cailean misses with a straight right.
Bear drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cailean sprawls and moves away.
Cailean tries to sprawl but Bear drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cailean is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cailean sees it coming and defends easily.
Bear controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is just content to waste time from the top position. Cailean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bear trying to control but Cailean is working from the bottom.
Cailean wants to stand and escape but Bear is having none of it.
Bear works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cailean is looking to escape.
Bear content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cailean pushes Bear off looking to stand but Bear dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bear takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 It looks like Russian Bear has been cut.
Bear looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Cailean misses.
Bear tries to counter with a takedown but Cailean is quick to defend against it.
Axl Cailean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cailean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bear.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cailean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cailean.
Bear shoots for a takedown but Cailean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Cailean's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
Cailean moves away from the strike by Bear.
Bear rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cailean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cailean looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear working over Cailean with some ground and pound. Cailean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear is keen to just control but Cailean is a slippery customer.
Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bear working over Cailean with some ground and pound. Cailean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cailean defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is pressing down on Cailean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cailean is holding on for now.
Bear is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cailean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bear.
Cailean is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
Bear is nestled in close to Cailean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cailean is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
Bear is controlling the pace.
Cailean is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Bear's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Cailean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cailean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cailean is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cailean gets caught napping as Bear dives in and scores a takedown. Cailean manages to retain guard.
Bear won't allow Cailean to get back to his feet.
Cailean keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Cailean wants to stand and escape but Bear is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cailean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bear won't allow Cailean to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Cailean is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cailean counters with a left and a right that stings Bear.
Cailean misses with a body shot.
Cailean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Cailean misses
and Bear counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cailean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.
Bear sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cailean's guard.
Cailean taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Cailean is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Russian Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear is trying to control. Cailean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bear passes to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cailean keeps working.
Cailean is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bear has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cailean is not content to let Bear control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a few punches from side control.
Cailean is trying to buck Bear off.
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.
Bear prevents Cailean from escaping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Axl Cailean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear with a poor takedown
and Cailean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russian Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cailean swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cailean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cailean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Cailean.
Axl Cailean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear tries to move into range but Cailean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bear tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cailean counters with a two punch combo.
Bear is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Cailean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bear doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cailean throws an overhand right that drops Bear like a sack of potatoes! Cailean dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Cailean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Castagnoli (ranked 2248 p4p, 2094 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 264 p4p, 243 weight class). Castagnoli comes into the arena with James Bond Theme blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claudio Castagnoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kuznecov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Castagnoli misses the target.
Castagnoli needs to keep his hands up - Kuznecov had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Castagnoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznecov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castagnoli slips under a jab from Kuznecov.
Castagnoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castagnoli throws a nice looking combination but Kuznecov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castagnoli misses with an uppercut.
Kuznecov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuznecov counters with a takedown into side control.
Kuznecov in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Castagnoli looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kuznecov turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
A victorious Egor Kuznecov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hogg (ranked 1302 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Vasil Dankovich (ranked 152 p4p, 238 weight class). Hogg comes to the cage accompanied by Styx - Renegade. Vasil Dankovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Vasil Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Dankovich! Oh, that's hurt him - Hogg falls to the canvas and Dankovich follows him into side control.
Hogg is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Hogg has been cut.
Hogg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dankovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Hogg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogg prevents Dankovich from improving position.
Hogg seems to have got his legs back now.
Hogg sneaks back into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogg gets back to full guard.
Dankovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dankovich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dankovich wants to stand but Hogg is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg working for a triangle but Dankovich defends it easily.
Hogg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogg is trying to keep Dankovich in close.
Dankovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hogg working for a triangle but Dankovich defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dankovich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hogg's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dankovich wants to get back to his feet.
Hogg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hogg working Dankovich over with strikes.
Hogg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dankovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Hogg.
Hogg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dankovich's head.
Ground and pound from Hogg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hogg lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg working Dankovich over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hogg connects with a nice short shot to Dankovich's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is nestled in close to Dankovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hogg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hogg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hogg working the head and body with strikes.
Hogg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dankovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dankovich pushes Hogg off looking to stand but Hogg dives back in and keeps control.
Dankovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hogg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Hogg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hogg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dankovich!
Hogg lands a big shot there that rocks Dankovich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dankovich is bucking up trying to escape but Hogg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hogg with shots to the head and body - Dankovich looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dankovich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogg lands a heavy elbow.
Dankovich is in a horrible position here. Hogg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hogg working for a guillotine from mount but Dankovich is in no mood to give up.
Hogg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hogg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dankovich tries to hold on but Hogg pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hogg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hogg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dankovich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dankovich wants it to stay on the feet.
Dankovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hogg with a body shot.
Dankovich misses with a hook.
Hogg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankovich manages to avoid it.
Dankovich throws out a counter right but Hogg avoids it with no problem.
Hogg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dankovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dankovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogg works Dankovich's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg shoots and misses
and Dankovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogg swings for the body but Dankovich moves out of range.
Hogg throws a poor cross that misses
and Dankovich counters with a big right hand! Oh Hogg is in trouble here! Dankovich follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasil Dankovich!
An out of breath Vasil Dankovich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Johnny Hogg spoke after the fight, saying 'What can I say, I have work to do.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taz FeoTeo (ranked 553 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Time To Fight Wright (ranked 69 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FeoTeo stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
FeoTeo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from FeoTeo misses the target.
FeoTeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says FeoTeo as he avoids it easily.
Taz FeoTeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Time To Fight Wright.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by FeoTeo.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and FeoTeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and FeoTeo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wright! FeoTeo lets Wright back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and FeoTeo counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz FeoTeo!
Our winner, Taz FeoTeo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Riendeau (ranked 1075 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Ben Solomon (ranked 127 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Riendeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riendeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solomon manages to avoid it.
Solomon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eric Riendeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riendeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomon jabs Riendeau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riendeau tries to clinch up.
Solomon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riendeau.
Riendeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riendeau misses with an uppercut
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Solomon there.
Riendeau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solomon, pushing him back against the cage.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Solomon struggles to land a body shot inside as Riendeau controls his hands.
Riendeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Riendeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solomon lands an uppercut.
Solomon blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riendeau lands an uppercut.
Solomon throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Riendeau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Solomon.
Riendeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Solomon.
A left hand lands to the body for Riendeau.
Riendeau misses with the head strike.
Riendeau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Solomon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riendeau tries to clinch up but Solomon circles away and keeps his distance.
Solomon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Solomon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riendeau tries to clinch but Solomon is having none of it.
Riendeau lands a nice looking body shot.
Solomon tries to keep at a distance but Riendeau has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solomon.
Riendeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riendeau lands a shot to the body.
Solomon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riendeau's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Solomon fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Riendeau - that landed with a thud.
Solomon looks winded!
Riendeau lands a shot to the body.
Riendeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riendeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solomon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riendeau.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riendeau.
Riendeau pushes Solomon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Riendeau - that landed with a thud.
Riendeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Riendeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Riendeau lands a nice uppercut.
Solomon is rocked!
Riendeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Solomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Riendeau finish him?
Riendeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riendeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Solomon or not.
Riendeau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riendeau dips a shoulder and cracks Solomon with a mighty uppercut! Solomon falls back against the cage and Riendeau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Solomon is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Riendeau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Riendeau!
A very excited looking Eric Riendeau rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 487 p4p, 694 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 64 p4p, 88 weight class). Lancaster comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - I Am Hated. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Nice body punch from Lancaster.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lancaster works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Lancaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Lancaster persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Lancaster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster tries to score with some ground and pound. Rose controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lancaster taking a break here but Rose is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster not doing much here.
Lancaster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lancaster wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Lancaster with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
Lancaster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lancaster is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Lancaster has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head.
 It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Rose is positioning himself well to prevent Lancaster advancing to mount.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lancaster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancaster with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lancaster won't allow Rose to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Lancaster finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lancaster.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lancaster connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rose steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lancaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Lancaster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lancaster postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to buck Lancaster off but Lancaster is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Lancaster seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rose is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Lancaster working away.
Rose is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
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.
Lancaster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rose is being controlled here.
Rose 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.
Lancaster wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lancaster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Lancaster is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lancaster tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Shane Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Lancaster misses with a body punch
and Rose counters with a nice right hand that sends Lancaster toppling to the canvas! Lancaster scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rose finish him?!
Lancaster is rocked!
Rose measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Lancaster! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Thomas Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 265 p4p, 643 weight class) and Ivan Raikov (ranked 38 p4p, 80 weight class). Raikov has chosen Back in the USSR as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Raikov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikov misses with the combination.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ivan Raikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikov misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Ryan.
It looks like Ivan Raikov has been cut.
Raikov looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Raikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryan's waist but Ryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raikov off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan cracks Raikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raikov tries to clinch up
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raikov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Raikov persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
Gord Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Raikov.
Raikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryan's waist but Ryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raikov off to one side.
Raikov ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Raikov.
Ryan moves out of range as Raikov strikes.
Raikov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Raikov manages to avoid it.
Raikov fails with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Gord Ryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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