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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Shipilov (ranked 35 p4p, 257 weight class) and Oliver Lancaster (ranked 4 p4p, 34 weight class). 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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195 cm 28 195 17 - 6 - 1 |
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188 cm 30 197 23 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Lancaster! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shipilov throws a head kick that misses. Lancaster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lancaster scores with a jab to the jaw. Shipilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand. Shipilov throws a head kick but Lancaster moves out of range.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster counters with a nice right hand that sends Shipilov toppling to the canvas! Shipilov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lancaster finish him?!
Shipilov is rocked!
It looks like Sergey Shipilov has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Shipilov throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily. Lancaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Shipilov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick from Shipilov. A shot to the body from Shipilov misses and Lancaster counters with a nice right hand that sends Shipilov toppling to the canvas! Shipilov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lancaster finish him?! Oh Shipilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Shipilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster. Shipilov lands a high kick!
Shipilov seems to have got his legs back now. Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily. Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lancaster blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
A nice side step and Lancaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lancaster avoids the head kick by Shipilov.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily. Lancaster now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Shipilov slips under a jab from Lancaster. Lancaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shipilov. Lancaster avoids the head kick by Shipilov.
Shipilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lancaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A head kick by Shipilov misses and Shipilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A head kick by Shipilov misses and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shipilov looks for the body kick but Lancaster saw that one coming. A nice side step and Lancaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Shipilov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Shipilov misses with a head kick.
Lancaster throws out a counter right but Shipilov avoids it with no problem. Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shipilov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shipilov stalks Lancaster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lancaster's face. Lancaster staggers backwards, shaken. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lancaster avoids the body shot from Shipilov.
Shipilov scores with a kick to the body.
Shipilov ducks right into an uppercut from Lancaster. Shipilov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shipilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lancaster throws out a counter right but Shipilov avoids it with no problem. Shipilov lands with a nice body punch. Shipilov tried to score with a low kick but Lancaster checks it. Shipilov misses with a head kick.
Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster! But no joy. Shipilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shipilov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. An inside leg kick lands from Shipilov. Shipilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it. It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Lancaster thuds a left hand into Shipilov's body. Shipilov throws a head kick that misses. It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster! But no joy. Shipilov scores with a nice strike. Shipilov looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range. Shipilov swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Shipilov is looking to slow Lancaster down with leg kicks. Good leg kick by Shipilov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lancaster moves out of range as Shipilov throws a body kick.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Shipilov throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it. Shipilov tries a head kick but it misses.
Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. A shot to the body from Shipilov misses and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster scores with a counter punch that sends Shipilov to the canvas! Lancaster smells blood - he's punishing Shipilov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Shipilov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Lancaster! Oliver Lancaster is the new middleweight champion! Oliver Lancaster tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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