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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 911 p4p, 139 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 1054 p4p, 161 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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185 lbs
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165 lbs
36 - 18 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeLuise swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
DeLuise tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
Lancaster instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
DeLuise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLuise.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLuise controls his hands.
DeLuise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancasters head.
Lancaster works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster throws a big right hand that misses.
DeLuise is pulling down on Lancaster's head to control his posture.
Lancaster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
DeLuise keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise is controlling Lancaster's posture.
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but DeLuise blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeLuise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lancaster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lancaster postures up and lands a big shot to DeLuise's brow.
DeLuise pulls Lancaster in close to his closed guard and prevents Lancaster from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lancaster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeLuise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster distracts DeLuise with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as DeLuise holds on and takes a little breather.
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but DeLuise blocks nicely.
Lancaster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lancaster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lancaster trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
DeLuise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lancaster content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lancaster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a swing at DeLuise's ribcage but misses.
DeLuise avoids the head kick by Lancaster.
Dom DeLuise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster throws a front kick aimed at DeLuise's knee but DeLuise avoids it well.
Lancaster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
DeLuise paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lancaster. DeLuise shrugs it off though.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
DeLuise misses with a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a shoot takedown. DeLuise fights it but they end up in guard.
DeLuise wants to stand but Lancaster is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeLuise is on top in guard.
Lancaster managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
DeLuise not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lancaster wants to stand up but DeLuise is controlling him.
Lancaster is pulling down on DeLuise's head. It's preventing any offense from DeLuise, at least for the moment.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
DeLuise controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lancaster wants to sweep here but DeLuise controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Lancaster dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but DeLuise is just out of range.
DeLuise misses with a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a single leg into guard. DeLuise didn't expect that.
DeLuise has momentary wrist control but Lancaster slips an elbow through the middle.
DeLuise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeLuise is trying to control the position but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DeLuise is controlling Lancaster's posture.
Lancaster trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
Lancaster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster stops DeLuise from standing up.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Lancaster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Troy Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but DeLuise blocks nicely.
DeLuise has control of Lancaster's left arm, preventing Lancaster from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
DeLuise throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster's corner calls for a 1-2. Lancaster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lancaster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeLuise closes the distance and clinches.
DeLuise digs a right hand into Lancaster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lancaster's gas tank.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from DeLuise.
DeLuise lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
DeLuise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeLuise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lancaster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLuise controls his hands.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
DeLuise is breathing heavily.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLuise controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for DeLuise.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster pushes down on DeLuise's leg and manages to get into half guard.
DeLuise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lancaster slips a nice elbow through DeLuise's hands, connecting with DeLuise's forehead.
Lancaster is just content to waste time from the top position. DeLuise takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeLuise pulls Lancaster in to control the position.
Lancaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lancaster throws an elbow that misses. DeLuise uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lancaster's guard. Nice move by DeLuise!
Lancaster seems keen to control DeLuise's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuise is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
DeLuise preventing the sweep.
DeLuise wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeLuise manages to get himself to full guard.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Lancaster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
DeLuise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster moves away from the strike by DeLuise.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeLuise can do to turn this around?
DeLuise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
DeLuise misses with a body shot.
DeLuise looks to clinch
so Lancaster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
DeLuise not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeLuise is keeping the position for now.
Lancaster trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DeLuise's head.
DeLuise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
DeLuise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster chips away with some ground and pound.
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses.
DeLuise pulls Lancaster in close to his closed guard and prevents Lancaster from doing any damage or advancing position.
DeLuise working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster throwing strikes but missing.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but DeLuise has wrist control.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but DeLuise keeps moving.
DeLuise looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lancaster puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dom DeLuise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy Lancaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lancaster content to control rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lancaster has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dom DeLuise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeLuise throws a big shot that misses.
DeLuise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeLuise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster wants to slow DeLuise down by chopping away at his legs.
Lancaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lancaster misses with a low kick.
DeLuise now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DeLuise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but DeLuise avoids it well and moves away.
Lancaster throws a jab when DeLuise was well out of range.
DeLuise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster with a hook.
DeLuise throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
DeLuise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lancaster swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuise.
DeLuise doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster circles away.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeLuise throws out the jab.
Lancaster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeLuise, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from DeLuise.
Lancaster has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DeLuise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
DeLuise can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLuise.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeLuise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from DeLuise.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lancaster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Lancaster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Troy Lancaster made sure he mentioned FORCEE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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