Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Grundmann closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rose to the mat! Rose manages to get full guard.
Rose looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rose keeping moving, preventing Grundmann from controlling successfully.
Grundmann stands and throws Rose's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Grundmann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Grundmann is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rose knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Grundmann goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rose has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grundmann but great work by Rose.
Grundmann is looking to regain half guard here but Rose keeps moving and retains side control.
Grundmann trying to control but Rose flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#T1#
I really don't envy Grundmann right now.
Rose doesn't have the hooks in and Grundmann manages to turn into his guard.
Grundmann's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grundmann wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Grundmann might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rose haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Grundmann looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grundmann is aware though and is defending well.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Grundmann from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grundmann slips nicely into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Grundmann is looking for a kimura but Rose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grundmann to get the leverage.
Grundmann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Grundmann is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rose is just riding it out for now. Grundmann eventually gives up the hold.
Grundmann not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grundmann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Grundmann is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well. #SUB2#
Grundmann maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rose could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Grundmann has cracked it and Rose is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Grundmann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Grundmann!
Michael Grundmann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Dos Santos shoots in and bounces Rose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Rose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.#T1##SUB#
Rose had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Rose is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos cracks Rose with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Rose working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dos Santos has passed into half guard!
Dos Santos controlling the pace.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dos Santos winds up and cracks Rose with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
It looks like Dos Santos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dos Santos is continuing to stall.
Dos Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Rose gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
Rose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4##SUB#
Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rose as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Luis Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rose shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rose sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Rose gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB#
Rose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rose taking some punishment here, with Dos Santos in his half guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dos Santos working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Rose actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cicero Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Dos Santos controlling the pace.
Rose trying to control from the bottom. #T3#
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Dos Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dos Santos trying to control the pace.
Dos Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Dos Santos not doing much here. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rose is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rose avoid being mounted?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dos Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A lazy body kick from Rose #TD2#
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos controlling the pace. #SUB#
Rose looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Rose has a hand on Dos Santos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dos Santos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rose can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dos Santos lands a heavy elbow. #T1#
Dos Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dos Santos controlling his opponent.
The adventures of Dos Santos the control monster continue. Boring.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rose can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #T2#
Rose in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dos Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rose's face.
Dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Rose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Rose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Rose tries to reverse the position but Dos Santos maintains control.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Rose is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dos Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Dos Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dos Santos with a couple of short strikes.#T4#
Dos Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rose is bucking up trying to escape but Dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Luis Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #ROC2#
Rose is rocked!
Dos Santos content just to control the position here.
Oh Rose is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cicero Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dos Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicero Dos Santos!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Rose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2#
Rose is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dos Santos tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Rose seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Dos Santos is controlling Rose's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rose stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose controlling the pace.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos controlling Rose's posture.
Dos Santos controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself. #SUB2#
Rose drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dos Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dos Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dos Santos! #REVR#
Rose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dos Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dos Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
Rose is thwarting Dos Santos's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Rose looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos is concentrating on defense, preventing Rose from advancing position. #T3##SUB2#
Rose is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Rose seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Rose passes to full mount! #SUB2#
Rose looking to secure an arm triangle but Dos Santos defends it well.
Dos Santos wants to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Dos Santos tries to reverse the position but Rose maintains control.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away. #T4##SUB2#
Rose has hold of Dos Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dos Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dos Santos wants to control but Rose is having none of it.#SUB2#
Rose goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dos Santos turns into him and now he's in Rose's guard. #SUB2#
Rose is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cicero Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.#CL2#
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Dos Santos has hold of one of Rose's legs. Rose is fighting the takedown attempt but Dos Santos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rose is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up. #SUB2#
Rose isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dos Santos stacks Rose on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dos Santos!
Rose is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rose is trying to escape the position but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Rose is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dos Santos off and has taken his back!
Rose is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Rose patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Dos Santos is holding onto Rose's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.#SUB2#
Rose is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dos Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dos Santos is really stuck here.
Dos Santos trying to control but not successfully.
Dos Santos controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Rose not allowing Dos Santos to control his hands. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Dos Santos preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rose.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose avoiding Dos Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Rose doesn't have the hooks in and Dos Santos manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard. #REVB#
Dos Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard. #T3#
Rose passes into half guard.
Dos Santos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dos Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB2#
Rose seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Rose is stalling here. Dos Santos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rose seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dos Santos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rose wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.#T4#
Rose is trying to improve his position.
Rose is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dos Santos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rose's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rose tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Dos Santos working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos is putting a hurting on Rose here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rose is looking for a sweep.
Dos Santos staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cicero Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
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!
#R3##TD#
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rose's half guard.
Rose is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Rose looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dos Santos passes into side control!
Rose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Luis Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Rose looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Rose trying to get back to full guard but Dos Santos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Dos Santos breaks from Rose's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rose wants to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos controlling his opponent. #T2#
Rose sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Rose wants to control the action here but instead Dos Santos manages to pass to full mount!
Rose wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos content just to control the position here.
Rose is wriggling around trying to escape. #T3#
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Rose tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rose tries to reverse the position but Dos Santos maintains control.
Rose is in a horrible position here. Dos Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T4#
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rose hang on?
Rose is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rose can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rose wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Rose is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cicero Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cicero Dos Santos!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2018

#R1#
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD2#
Dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rose was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dos Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Dos Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Rose's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dos Santos slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Rose is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Rose slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T2#
Rose is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Dos Santos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving. #SUB#
Rose has his foot on Dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Dos Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rose's guard. #T3##SUB2#
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Dos Santos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rose is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). William Dos Santos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, William Dos Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2018

#R1#
Hughs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose shoots in but Hughs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range. #TD2#
Hughs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Rose is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hughs is tapping! Great win for Rose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luis Rose!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 17, 2018

#R1#
Rose goes for a double leg but Hughs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hughs continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Hughs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Rose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hughs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Hughs is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Hughs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1##SUB2#
Hughs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hughs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Rose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hughs is staying active underneath Rose, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Rose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hughs tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Hughs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Hughs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Hughs looking for submissions off his back.
Hughs looks winded!#SUB#
Rose has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hughs defend it? Rose steps over the head and cranks it - Hughs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Rose!

Event: CEFC 270 New Years end
Date: Dec 31, 2017

#R1#
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rose has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rose fails to land the takedown.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
Henderson with a jab.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose slips under a jab.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Bucky Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson leaves Rose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.#CL2#
Rose moves into the clinch.#T1#
Rose fails to pull guard.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Rose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Rose backs away looking to recover.#ROC#
Rose is rocked!
Henderson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rose drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Henderson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rose's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucky Henderson!

Event: CEFC 268
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.#CL#
Zwirn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zwirn lands an elbow that stopped Rose in his tracks for a moment.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Rose fails to pull guard.
Zwirn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zwirn trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zwirn into the cage.
Zwirn avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Zwirn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Luis Rose has been cut.
Zwirn works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Zwirn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here.#T1#
Zwirn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rose jumps guard but Zwirn stands there with Rose around his waist. Rose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Zwirn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #ROC#
Rose is rocked!
Zwirn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Zwirn finish him?
Zwirn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Zwirn gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage.
Zwirn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose looks winded!
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!
A right hand to the body from Zwirn.
Rose wants to stall.
Zwirn works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Zwirn lands a shot to the body.
Zwirn is working Rose over against the cage.
Zwirn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Zwirn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zwirn pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rose! Zwirn unloads with more strikes and Rose sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Zwirn!
Thomas Zwirn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CEFC 266
Date: Dec 02, 2017

#R1#
A head kick misses from Rose.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Dos Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Rose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dos Santos stops Rose from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Rose had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1##SUB#
Rose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rose is looking to stand back up but Dos Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rose.
Dos Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dos Santos stops Rose from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos stalling. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose trying to control here.
Dos Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Dos Santos is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.#T3##BC#
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rose wants to stand back up but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control.
Dos Santos working away.
Rose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
The referee asks Dos Santos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dos Santos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rose gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dos Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rose is trying to control but can't.
Rose wants to get back to his feet. #T4#
Rose trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Rose tries to kick Dos Santos off but Dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dos Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rose is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Santos is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rose.
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rose circles away.
As Dos Santos tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Dos Santos manages to avoid the attempt.
Luis Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cicero Dos Santos.#CL#
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose stalling the fight.
Dos Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rose after a bit of a struggle.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Rose is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC#
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Luis Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rose sprawls well. Rose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Rose gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage. #CL#
Rose clinches.
Rose stalling in the clinch.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown.
Rose is stalling here.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rose pulls his leg out and moves away. #T2##CL#
Rose closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Rose breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into Rose's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dos Santos stops Rose from standing up.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rose can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Rose is trying to get back to half guard.
Rose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
Dos Santos working away.
A lull in the action here.
Rose tries to escape but Dos Santos is in control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos with the counter takedown but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely.#CL#
Rose darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Rose dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rose tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rose wants to stand back up but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control.
Cicero Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose sneaks back into half guard.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Dos Santos not doing much here.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rose is looking to escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose looks like he's trying to stand up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rose is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dos Santos is nestled in close to Rose, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose is looking to escape.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Rose is holding on to half guard well.
Rose is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cicero Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicero Dos Santos!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 21, 2017

#R1##CL#
Oubaali drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Rose has Oubaali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oubaali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oubaali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Oubaali.
Rose is trying to pull guard but Oubaali turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oubaali stops a takedown attempt from Rose.
Ali Oubaali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Oubaali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oubaali gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rose.
A right hook to the body lands for Oubaali.
Oubaali lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#
Rose is rocked!
Oubaali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Oubaali finish him?
Oubaali lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rose to his knees! Oubaali keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Oubaali!
A relieved looking Ali Oubaali thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 14, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Rose manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oubaali on his heels. He'll look to pass Oubaali's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose wanted to stand there but Oubaali had control of the position.
Rose sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rose wants to control from the top but Oubaali keeps moving.
Rose works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Oubaali is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is keen to just control but Oubaali is a slippery customer.
Rose controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oubaali defending well though. #T1##SUB2#
Rose is trying for a kimura here. Oubaali looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rose wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Rose!
Ali Oubaali spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 08, 2017

#R1##CL#
Oubaali rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oubaali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oubaali gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Oubaali pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Oubaali pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oubaali pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oubaali lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Oubaali - that landed with a thud.
Rose has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Oubaali.
Oubaali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Rose is rocked!
Oubaali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Oubaali finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oubaali unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rose! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Oubaali is unloading with more strikes now! Rose drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Oubaali!
Ali Oubaali thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 03, 2017

#R1#
Jab by Starbowski.#CUT#
It looks like Luis Rose has been cut.
Starbowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starbowski cracks Rose with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rose falls to his knees and Starbowski doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Starbowski!
A victorious Chong Starbowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 30, 2017

#R1##CL#
Watawaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watawaka.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watawaka smiles and moves away. #CL#
Watawaka closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.#TD2#
Rose manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rose is trying to control the position but Watawaka postures up. #SUB2#
Watawaka is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rose has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Watawaka is looking to defend but Rose has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Watawaka! Rose pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Watawaka taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luis Rose!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2017

#R1#
Rose blocks a leg kick.
Rose tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson feints a jab promting Rose to slip. Henderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rose slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rose is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Bucky Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose. #T1#
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown. Rose fights it but they end up in guard.
Rose looking to control.
Rose being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Rose has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Henderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henderson continues to stall.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rose with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T3#
Rose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Henderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Rose has managed to clinch.
Rose looking for a takedown.
Rose looks winded!
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage.
Henderson stalls. #T4#
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky Henderson 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.
#R2#
Rose wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Henderson scores with a four punch combination!
Rose avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Bucky Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Bucky Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.#T2#
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rose tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose fails with the takedown.
Henderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
Rose has his takedown stuffed
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Bucky Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose wants to clinch
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Henderson stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rose tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Henderson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henderson with a jab.
Rose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Jab by Henderson.
Henderson jabs at Rose's body.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky Henderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rose sprawls and moves away.
Rose shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rose is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rose.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Henderson jabs at Rose's body.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson 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.
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Rose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Henderson scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Jab by Henderson.
Henderson lands a head kick. Rose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a big counter head kick but Henderson avoids it with no problem.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.#T3#
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Henderson.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose slips a jab from Henderson.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt. #T4#
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luis Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bucky Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Henderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
A lazy body kick from Rose
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky Henderson!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 22, 2017

#R1##CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Martinez.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barry Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Rose.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose can't get the takedown.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martinez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Rose gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rose manages to move to mount!
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount. #SUB2#
Rose is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Martinez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning. #T3#
Rose lands a nice shot to the head.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rose tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Martinez wants to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Rose working Martinez over with strikes here.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rose is trying to control here but Martinez has managed to regain half guard.
Rose wants to stand but Martinez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #T4#
Rose passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martinez!
Rose landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose landing strikes, looking to finish!
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rose lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC2#
Martinez is rocked!
Rose is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Martinez badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rose around the waist but Rose pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rose is the winner by TKO! Rose jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Rose!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 12, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Rose pushes Casey up against the cage in a clinch.
Casey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Rose has Casey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rose pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Casey tumbling to the mat - Rose dives into Casey's guard.#SUB2#
Rose thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rose working some strikes from top position.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Casey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose pulls Casey in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it. #T1#
Rose is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Rose looking for a triangle here. Casey is fighting it but it looks tight! Rose pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Casey is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Luis Rose!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Rose closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clements did well to prevent Rose getting side control.
Clements trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rose manages to pass to mount!
Rose wants to get back to his feet but Clements is holding on tight.
Rose lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clements hang on?
Clements really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose is looking to stand but Clements has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Clements regains half guard.
Rose seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up. #SUB2#
Rose is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clements doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rose.
Rose tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #T1#
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Clements is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clements defending well though. #SUB2#
Rose is working for a submission of some sort.
Clements is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Clements.
Clements blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose. #SUB2#
Rose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Clements is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Rose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Rose is thwarting Clements's attempts to control the position.
Rose works his way into full mount! #SUB2#
Rose is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clements is surviving well by controlling Rose's body position as best he can. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose moves to back control. #SUB2#
Clements defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You can see the frustration on Clements's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #SUB2#
Clements is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Rose 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.
#R2##TD2#
Rose looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luis Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose trying to control the action but Clements is working from the bottom.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Rose looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a strike but Clements avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Rose postures up.
Rose trying to control but Clements is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rose wanted to stand there but Clements had control of the position.
Rose passes Clements's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rose wants to pass to mount but Clements is defending the position.
Clements manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clements keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Clements knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Clements looking for a sweep. Not yet Clements, not yet.
Rose wants to stand but Clements is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T3##TD2#
Rose fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Clements to the ground. Rose is now in Clements's guard.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Clements blocks nicely.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Clements is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Rose drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clements manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rose has Clements in his guard.#REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clements accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Clements being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Rose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clements defends well.
Rose is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose is controlling Clements's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Rose closes the distance and pushes Clements back into the cage.#TD#
Clements pulls guard. #SUB2#
Rose drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clements manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rose has Clements in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Rose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Rose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Clements postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Rose is pulling down on Clements's head. It's preventing any offense from Clements, at least for the moment.
Clements throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clements's guard. Nice move by Rose!#REVB#
Rose wants to control from the top but Clements keeps moving.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clements looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rose pushes down on Clements's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Rose is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clements is just riding it out for now. Rose eventually gives up the hold.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Clements's head. #T3#
Rose not doing much here.
Rose scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Clements's temple.
Clements is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clements is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Rose is working for a kimura but Clements is defending it quite comfortably.
Luis Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Rose is trying for a kimura here. Clements looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rose wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Rose!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 23, 2017

#R1##CL#
Sampson closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.#TD2#
Rose works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB#
Sampson working for a triangle but Rose defends it easily.
Rose controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
Sampson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rose puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T1#
Sampson gets full guard.
Rose 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.
Let's hope that Rose has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rose advances to half guard.
Sampson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sampson wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sampson really is a fat lump.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sampson stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Sampson gets caught flat footed, as Rose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sampson is looking to stand back up but Rose counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sampson. #REVR#
Rose lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Sampson's temple. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sampson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sampson is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sampson's head. #SUB2#
Rose is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sampson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rose.
Rose content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Rose 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.
#R2#
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sampson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sampson counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sampson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD2#
Rose gets a double leg takedown into Sampson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Sampson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sampson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rose pushes down on Sampson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rose in particular looking to stall.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sampson wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Rose wants to work for an arm triangle but Sampson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rose is taking a breather. Sampson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sampson wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Rose is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Rose 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. #T3#
Sampson trying to control but Rose postures up.
Rose is controlling the pace.
Sampson is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rose working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rose lands a couple of good shots and Sampson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Rose is cranking Sampson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Sampson! He's tightened the choke and Sampson is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luis Rose!

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