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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Wilder (ranked 375 p4p, 621 weight class) and Shane Lancaster (ranked 54 p4p, 77 weight class). Wilder comes into the arena with Tombstone - Avatar Darko blaring out of the sound system. Lancaster has chosen Slipknot - I Am Hated as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
Wilder tries to counter with a takedown but Lancaster is quick to defend against it.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wilder is controlling Lancaster's trapped leg to prevent Lancaster from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilder wants to get back to full guard but Lancaster has mounted him!
Lancaster looking to control but Wilder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lancaster landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder can't escape the position.
Lancaster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lancaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilder is looking to escape.
Lancaster avoids the attempt from Wilder to control.
Lancaster throwing strikes here but Wilder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wilder manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilder is looking to improve his position.
Wilder keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Wilder is holding on to half guard well.
Wilder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilder is refusing to be controlled, as Lancaster sits in half guard.
Wilder is trying to control but can't.
Wilder desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wilder tries to roll over but Lancaster keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder keeping hold of Lancaster's head, controlling as best he can.
Wilder is looking for a sweep. Lancaster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilder is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lancaster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilder's waist but Wilder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lancaster off to one side.
Lancaster shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lancaster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilder attempts a counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it well and moves away.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilder closes the distance and pushes Lancaster back into the cage.
Wilder fails to pull guard.
Lancaster is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilder has double underhooks.
Wilder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lancaster has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilder after a bit of a struggle.
Colton Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but Lancaster turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilder jumps guard but Lancaster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilder jumps guard but Lancaster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lancaster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilder stuffs the takedown attempt from Lancaster. Lancaster gets slowly back to his feet.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches up with Wilder, looking for a takedown. Lancaster pushes Wilder against the cage but Wilder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster jabs at Wilder's body.
Lancaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Lancaster.
Wilder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster digs a good body shot into Wilder's ribs.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the head.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wilder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lancaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilder.
And Lancaster tries to counter it with a takedown but Wilder pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good standup being displayed there by Lancaster as he connects with a hook.
Wilder leaves Lancaster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lancaster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wilder dives in and grabs Lancaster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lancaster pushes down on Wilder's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lancaster is fending him off so far but Wilder persists. Nope, Lancaster circles away and we're back to standing.
Lancaster throws a hook but Wilder avoids it easily.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Wilder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Wilder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilder lands in his opponent's guard.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
Wilder is looking to advance position but Lancaster has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lancaster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilder regains half guard.
Wilder trying to control but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of Wilder's head.
Shane Lancaster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilder wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Wilder moves into full guard.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilder is pulling down on Lancaster's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lancaster manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilder controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilder.
Wilder throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
Wilder is in close to Lancaster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Wilder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lancaster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilder won't allow Lancaster to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is fighting to break Lancaster's control of his arms but Lancaster is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lancaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilder rather than just go for the knockout.
Lancaster fails with the takedown.
Lancaster digs a good hook to Wilder's body.
Wilder swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder shoots in and gets a takedown into Lancaster's guard.
Wilder throwing strikes but missing.
Wilder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colton Wilder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilder throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lancaster was covering up waiting for the punch and Wilder finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lancaster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lancaster trying to control the position.
Wilder with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Wilder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Wilder throwing strikes but missing.
Wilder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
Lancaster is adopting a defensive guard.
Wilder throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilder cracks Lancaster with a solid left hand.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
Lancaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
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 is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wilder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
Wilder gets a double leg takedown into Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster is trying to keep Wilder in close.
Wilder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lancaster is trying to control the position but Wilder postures up.
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Lancaster is retaining full guard.
Wilder is working hard here to advance position.
Wilder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lancaster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilder trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Wilder working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Wilder wants to control but Lancaster is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilder has his hands clasped together around Lancaster's back. He's all about the action.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lancaster trying to mount his opponent but Wilder defends it.
Wilder wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Wilder clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Wilder slips the punch.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilder but Wilder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shane Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lancaster throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilder was covering up waiting for the punch and Lancaster finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilder working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wilder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control the position here.
Wilder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wilder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lancaster seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lancaster works Wilder's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lancaster decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lancaster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilder's head.
Lancaster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilder keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wilder gets full guard.
Lancaster is stalling in the full guard.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Wilder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Wilder wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
Wilder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lancaster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster controls Wilder momentarily but Wilder frees himself.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Wilder moved out of range.
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wilder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Wilder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lancaster defends it nicely.
Lancaster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lancaster but Lancaster pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Lancaster as Wilder shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilder is defended easily by Lancaster.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lancaster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilder somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lancaster does it's job there.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense.
Lancaster feints the counter takedown.
Lancaster shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lancaster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lancaster has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wilder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wilder holds on and takes a little breather.
Lancaster looking to sit in guard and control but Wilder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilder works over Lancaster with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Lancaster is retaining full guard.
Wilder 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.
Wilder connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilder slips nicely into half guard.
Wilder is pressing down on Lancaster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lancaster is holding on for now.
Wilder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lancaster's head.
Wilder slips a nice elbow through Lancaster's hands, connecting with Lancaster's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wilder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wilder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilder wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
Wilder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lancaster keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wilder wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Wilder.
Wilder is keen to just control but Lancaster is a slippery customer.
Lancaster is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilder's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wilder's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lancaster misses with punches from the back.
Wilder rolls, trying to escape but Lancaster keeps control of the position.
Lancaster not allowing Wilder to control his hands.
Wilder just looking to survive in the bad position.
Wilder covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lancaster.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Lancaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lancaster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Lancaster!
A relieved looking Shane Lancaster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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