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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zobal Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Triton has chosen XXX as his entrance music. Zobal Triton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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189 cm
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217 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zobal Triton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Triton. No joy for Lacey on that attempt.
Triton swinging wilding here.
Lacey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lacey lands in his opponent's guard.
Triton controls Lacey momentarily but Lacey frees himself.
Lacey prevents Triton from getting back to his feet.
Lacey thows a big elbow that misses.
Lacey gets to his feet - Triton follows without any prompting.
Lacey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lacey lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Zobal Triton has been cut.
Lacey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lacey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Triton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lacey throwing strikes but Triton manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Triton's best efforts.
Triton wants to stand up but Lacey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lacey manages to get to full guard.
Triton won't allow Lacey to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey is working hard here to advance position.
Lacey seems keen to control Triton's posture.
Triton tries to stand but Lacey is controlling from the bottom.
Lacey wants to sweep here but Triton controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lacey trying to keep a closed guard but Triton is proving a slippery customer.
Triton won't allow Lacey to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lacey shoots in and bounces Triton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Triton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Triton looks gassed!
Triton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lacey slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lacey.
Triton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Triton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lacey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Triton taking some punishment here, with Lacey in his half guard.
That has opened up Zobal Triton's cut even more.
Lacey 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.
Lacey trying to pass the guard but Triton defending well.
Nice strikes from Lacey there.
Triton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
Lacey throwing shots but Triton is blocking nicely.
Lacey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Triton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The cut above Zobal Triton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lacey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lacey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lacey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Triton is trying to maintain the position but Lacey is very close to passing his half guard.
Lacey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Triton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lacey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Triton defending well though.
Triton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lacey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Triton defending well though.
Ground and pound from Lacey.
Lacey lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Lacey there.
Ground and pound from Lacey.
Lacey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Triton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lacey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lacey moves into full mount! Triton won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lacey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zobal Triton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lacey thuds a left hand into Triton's body.
Triton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lacey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Triton is keeping the position for now.
Lacey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Triton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lacey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lacey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lacey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lacey landing strikes.
Triton regains half guard, as Lacey was trying to land strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lacey lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Triton pushes Lacey off and gets back to his feet.
Triton misses with an uppercut.
Triton misses with a few strikes there.
Lacey looks for a takedown but Triton sprawls well.
Triton stuffs the takedown.
Lacey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Triton!
Lacey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lacey lands a nice shot to the head.
Triton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey landing strikes from the mount.
Lacey cracks Triton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Triton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lacey working the ground and pound effectively.
Triton is desperately trying to improve his position but Lacey has a good base and remains in mount.
Doug Lacey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lacey lands a big shot there that rocks Triton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lacey landing shots from mount.
Lacey scoring with strikes but Triton is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Lacey.
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!
Lacey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Triton?
Lacey lands a big shot there that rocks Triton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lacey landing strikes from the mount and Triton is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lacey working Triton over with strikes here.
Triton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lacey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lacey looking to finish Triton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Triton!
Lacey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lacey looking to finish Triton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Triton!
Lacey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Triton tries to buck Lacey off but he can't manage it.
Lacey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Triton's face.
Lacey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lacey landing strikes from the mount and Triton is in trouble!
Lacey dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lacey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Triton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Triton is trying to stand.
Lacey lands with some strikes.
Lacey raining down shots from the mount!
Lacey working the ground and pound effectively.
Lacey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Triton looks a forlorn figure.
Lacey with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lacey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lacey landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lacey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zobal Triton's cut.
That's time! Lacey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lacey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lacey winds up and cracks Triton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lacey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Triton's head.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lacey lands with a punch from half guard.
Lacey throwing shots but Triton is blocking nicely.
Lacey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lacey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lacey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lacey wants to get back to his feet.
Lacey with the ground and pound but Triton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lacey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Triton wants to get back to his feet but Lacey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but Triton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Triton misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacey tries to clinch but Triton moves out of range.
Lacey feints and as Triton raises his hands in defense, Lacey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lacey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lacey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lacey is working Triton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Triton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lacey lands a couple of digs.
Doug Lacey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Triton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lacey is controlling him.
Lacey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Triton wants to stand and escape but Lacey is having none of it.
Lacey controlling from the top position.
Lacey'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Triton is working an open guard so Lacey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lacey misses with a body shot.
Lacey dodges the punch combination from Triton.
Lacey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Triton is trying to defend but Lacey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lacey controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Doug Lacey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lacey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Triton to the mat! Triton manages to get full guard.
Lacey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Lacey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacey, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Doug Lacey!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Doug Lacey!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Doug Lacey!
Doug Lacey wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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