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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rose (ranked 17 p4p, 22 weight class) and Vasko Madzarov (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. Madzarov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UNDER THE BRIDGE. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22 - 8 - 0 |
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28 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Madzarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madzarov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose tried to counter with a leg kick but Madzarov avoided it.
Madzarov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rose is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Madzarov scores with a head kick.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madzarov.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Rose moves away from the strike by Madzarov.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Madzarov looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madzarov lands a right hook to the body.
Madzarov jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Madzarov misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madzarov misses with a straight right.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madzarov.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters circling a little - Madzarov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasko Madzarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Madzarov.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madzarov missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov misses with a left hand
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madzarov misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Madzarov throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rose has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An inside leg kick lands from Madzarov.
Madzarov misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose slips a jab from Madzarov.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Madzarov works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Madzarov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Madzarov lands the left hand.
Madzarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Madzarov connects with the punch.
Madzarov misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Madzarov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madzarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vasko Madzarov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madzarov throws a big shot that misses.
Rose quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasko Madzarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rose checks the leg kick.
Rose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rose might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Madzarov manages to circle out of the way.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madzarov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Madzarov lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Madzarov throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madzarov misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Vasko Madzarov has been cut.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madzarov can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madzarov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Rose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madzarov.
Madzarov throws a front kick that sends Rose stumbling back into the cage.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madzarov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madzarov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Madzarov throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madzarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madzarov throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasko Madzarov really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Madzarov cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Madzarov misses with a body shot.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Madzarov manages to avoid it.
Madzarov lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a quick counter kick to the body but Madzarov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov jabs at Rose's body.
Rose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madzarov misses with the combination.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Madzarov tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Madzarov manages to avoid the attempt.
Madzarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madzarov thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Madzarov tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov scores with a leg kick.
Madzarov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Madzarov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madzarov throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Madzarov.
Madzarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Madzarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madzarov throws a front kick that sends Rose stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasko Madzarov dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Madzarov throws a series of strikes that have Rose backpedaling.
Thomas Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Madzarov.
Rose will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Madzarov misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madzarov thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madzarov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose is looking to wear down Madzarov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madzarov throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Madzarov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madzarov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Madzarov blocks it.
A short right from Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Rose has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose gets through Madzarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madzarov misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose gets through Madzarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madzarov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Madzarov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madzarov's gas tank.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Madzarov is rocked!
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madzarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madzarov working aggressively here.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Madzarov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rose is unloading with more strikes now! Madzarov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Rose!
Our winner, Thomas Rose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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