The UFC Fight Night 99 main card kicked off with Artem Lobov taking on the flamboyant Japanese fighter Teruto Ishihara.

With his teammate Conor McGregor cheering on from Octagonside, Lobov started well and landed a few big right hands on Ishihara who was doing his best to stay elusive on the outside.  

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The atmosphere in the arena was electric between rounds one and two as the crowd rose to the tune of “stand up for the boys in green” as the fighters took their respite. Round two opened in similar style to the last with Lobov landing his right seemingly every time he threw it. Lobov continued to score with big winging hooks repeatedly, but the Japanese man just ate them in zombie-like fashion.

Round two ended with a big flurry from Lobov and the crowd going crazy, but there was still another five minutes left the Irishman had already throw a significant amount of volume.

Those thinking Lobov would take his foot off the gas ended up being sorely mistaken. The Russian-born Irishman continued to pour forward and Ishihara continued to eat strikes.

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Just when the fight looked in the bag Lobov was dropped by a massive left hook. The referee nearly dove in to call the fight, but Lobov somehow managed to catch him in his guard. After managing to stall his man for a minute both fighters were back on their feet and both looked exhausted.

Despite his fatigue and earlier brain scrambling, Lobov pushed his man up against the fence and landed a huge slam before laying on some big ground and pound until the final klaxon sounded.

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At the end of the fight, Conor McGregor scaled Octagon and proceeded to celebrate with his friend as the fans went wild.