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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 cm
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195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
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195 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster ! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nam Ho ! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ho misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Lancaster cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Ho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Ho .
Ho catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Ho has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Ho throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it. Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho . Lancaster is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho . Ho throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Ho throws a series of punches but Lancaster avoids them all with ease. Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Ho . Ho throws a big shot that misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster 's head back.
Ho lands with an overhand left. Ho misses with a straight left. Ho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy. Lancaster misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster . Lancaster has closed the distance and engaged Ho in a clinch.
Ho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ho blocking some punches.
Ho working aggressively here.
Ho blocks a body shot from Lancaster . Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho 's efforts to push away. Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut. Ho lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ho . Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho has had enough of the clinch but Lancaster keeps him there for the moment. Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ho backwards. Ho gets through Lancaster 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Ho 's head. Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
It looks like Nam Ho has been cut. Ho misses with a body punch.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho .
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho . Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho 's efforts to push away. Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow. Lancaster pushes Ho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ho tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch. Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Ho pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow. Lancaster lands a body punch. Lancaster blocking some punches.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho . Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster pushes Ho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ho lands an uppercut. Ho is trying to stall.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A jab from Ho misses. Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster . Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Ho manages to avoid it. Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it. Lancaster digs a good hook to Ho 's body.
Ho throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range. Nice jab there from Ho . Lancaster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nam Ho will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Nam Ho 's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho .
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Ho . Ho 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lancaster under the eye. Ho throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range. Lancaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Ho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lancaster s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Lancaster clinches up with Ho and pushes him back against the cage. A short uppercut from Lancaster . Lancaster lands a nice uppercut. Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho . Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lancaster tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ho misses with a body punch.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ho tries to work over Lancaster 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ho . Lancaster lands with a left to the head. Lancaster lands a right hand. Lancaster lands a right hand. Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Ho 's head. Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside. Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head. Ho blocks a body shot from Lancaster . Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lancaster on the inside.
Ho is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land. Ho is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him? A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land. Lancaster lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ho to his knees! Lancaster keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster ! Cedric Lancaster retains his middleweight title! Cedric Lancaster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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