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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 99 p4p, 109 weight class) and Oliver Lancaster (ranked 14 p4p, 16 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
Escalante lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escalante lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lancaster forces Escalante back against the cage and clinches.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Escalante has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster missing with knees to the body.
Escalante misses with an elbow strike.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lancaster obliges.
Lancaster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster landing knees to the body.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Escalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escalante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lancaster's brow.
Escalante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a knee strike.
Lancaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster working Escalante over with knees to the body.
Escalante is breathing heavily.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Escalante misses with a body punch.
Escalante presses Lancaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster avoids a wild elbow strike from Escalante.
Lancaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lancaster.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries a knee to the head but Escalante blocks it.
Escalante blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Escalante blocks it.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Escalante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lancaster is defending well for now.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Escalante controls the action.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escalante blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lancaster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Lancaster lands a knee to the body.
Lancaster lands a good knee to the midsection. Escalante won't want to take too many of those.
Lancaster digs a right hand into Escalante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escalante's gas tank.
Lancaster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escalante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lancaster lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escalante takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lancaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Escalante.
Lancaster tries to land a knee to the head but Escalante blocks with his arms.
Lancaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lancaster scores a nice knee to the body.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike.
Lancaster pushes Escalante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster.
A short right from Lancaster on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster working Escalante over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Escalante tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lancaster obliges.
Lancaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escalante throws an elbow but it misses.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escalantes head.
A short left from Lancaster.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
Lancaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lancaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster pushes Escalante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante misses with a body punch.
Lancaster lands a knee to the body.
Lancaster scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escalante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escalante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escalante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Escalante.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster! But no joy.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster tries to work over Escalante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lancaster obliges.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escalante.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Escalante is rocked!
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escalante looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster pushes Escalante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Escalante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Escalante avoids the damage to the body.
Lancaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster connects with a knee to the head.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escalantes head.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Escalante drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lancaster swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Escalante's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Lancaster!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Lancaster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Vicente Escalante spoke after the fight, saying 'I yam what I yam...that's all I yam.'.
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hype
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