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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 487 p4p, 694 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 64 p4p, 88 weight class). Lancaster comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - I Am Hated. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Nice body punch from Lancaster.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lancaster works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Lancaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Lancaster persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Lancaster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster tries to score with some ground and pound. Rose controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lancaster taking a break here but Rose is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster not doing much here.
Lancaster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lancaster wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Lancaster with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
Lancaster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lancaster is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Lancaster has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head.
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Rose is positioning himself well to prevent Lancaster advancing to mount.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lancaster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancaster with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lancaster won't allow Rose to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Lancaster finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that 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.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lancaster.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lancaster connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rose steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lancaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Lancaster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lancaster postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to buck Lancaster off but Lancaster is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Lancaster seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rose is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Lancaster working away.
Rose is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
That's two 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.
Lancaster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rose is being controlled here.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lancaster wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lancaster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Lancaster is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lancaster tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Shane Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Lancaster misses with a body punch
and Rose counters with a nice right hand that sends Lancaster toppling to the canvas! Lancaster scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rose finish him?!
Lancaster is rocked!
Rose measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Lancaster! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Thomas Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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