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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 168 p4p, 479 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 31 p4p, 73 weight class). Henry Lancaster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vlad Tepes Iii's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tepes Iii misses with the combination.
Tepes Iii tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tepes Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Tepes Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lancaster's sensitive parts.
Lancaster works Tepes Iii's body with a nice hook.
Tepes Iii drops his hands momentarily and Lancaster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
Tepes Iii feints and as Lancaster raises his hands in defense, Tepes Iii changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes Iii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii postures up and lands a big shot to Lancaster's brow.
Tepes Iii won't allow Lancaster to get back to his feet.
Lancaster controlling the position.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii looking to sit in guard and control but Lancaster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tepes Iii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tepes Iii has a closed guard, preventing Lancaster from standing up.
Tepes Iii is trying to keep Lancaster in close.
Tepes Iii controlling Lancaster's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position.
Lancaster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tepes Iii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lancaster has managed to get both his arms back between Tepes Iii's legs - danger averted.
Tepes Iii pulls Lancaster in close to his closed guard and prevents Lancaster from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lancaster stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Tepes Iii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lancaster defends well and Tepes Iii ends up having to push Lancaster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tepes Iii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster.
Tepes Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster has Tepes Iii pressed against the cage, preventing Tepes Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position but instead, Lancaster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tepes Iii into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Tepes Iii looking to stall.
I was talking to Tepes Iii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tepes Iii tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Tepes Iii back against the cage.
Tepes Iii blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii breaks from the clinch.
Lancaster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tepes Iii under the eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tepes Iii.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepes Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
Tepes Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepes Iii missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes Iii is trying to stall.
Tepes Iii goes for a takedown attempt but Lancaster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lancaster lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster scores with a three punch combo!
Tepes Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Tepes Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster lands with a cross.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tepes Iii - that will leave a mark!
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
An inside leg kick from Tepes Iii misses.
Henry Lancaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii misses with a head kick.
Tepes Iii digs a good body shot into Lancaster's ribs.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes Iii throws out the jab.
Tepes Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is looking to chop away at Lancaster's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tepes Iii.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Tepes Iii ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster misses with a body punch
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice leg kick.
Tepes Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster defending well as Tepes Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy head kick
and Tepes Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Tepes Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tepes Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lancaster wants it to stay on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster! But no joy.
Lancaster gets caught napping as Tepes Iii dives in and scores a takedown. Lancaster manages to retain guard.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Tepes Iii from controlling successfully.
Lancaster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster digs a right hand into Tepes Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tepes Iii's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster slowing the pace effectively.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
Lancaster just leaning against Tepes Iii, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Lancaster.
Tepes Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tepes Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tepes Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Tepes Iii blocking some punches.
Lancaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lancaster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Lancaster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes Iii's shoulder, as Tepes Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Tepes Iii should have avoided that one.
Tepes Iii tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tepes Iii finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster's head.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tepes Iii digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lancaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tepes Iii feints and then cracks Lancaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lancaster down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lancaster.
Lancaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes Iii.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a good low kick that Lancaster was not able to check.
Tepes Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a three punch combo that has Tepes Iii backing up. Tepes Iii nods at Lancaster to acknowledge the strikes.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Tepes Iii tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tepes Iii misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lancaster finds it's way round the side to connect with Tepes Iii's head.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii throwing a counter right hand but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii blocks a jab.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster connects with a crisp jab.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Lancaster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tepes Iii slips a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with an inside leg kick.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Tepes Iii misses the target.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Tepes Iii defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes Iii slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tepes Iii works over Lancaster's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes Iii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Tepes Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tepes Iii throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.
Lancaster tries to clinch
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
Tepes Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancaster lands with a nice body punch.
Lancaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Tepes Iii slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Good work by Lancaster as he checks the leg kick.
Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Lancaster off balance momentarily.
Tepes Iii scores with the left hand. Lancaster knows he should have avoided that one.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lancaster lands a jab-cross combination.
Tepes Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tepes Iii needs to keep his hands up - Lancaster had a free shot at his head there.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes Iii pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lancaster back to the cage. Tepes Iii follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Lancaster jabs Tepes Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tepes Iii has time to react.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lancaster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tepes Iii's hands.
Tepes Iii is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Tepes Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Tepes Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Tepes Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
Tepes Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Tepes Iii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tepes Iii!
Tepes Iii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry Lancaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tepes Iii.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Lancaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lancaster winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Lancaster!
After winning the bout, Henry Lancaster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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