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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luzhin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The time has come.... Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin has managed to clinch.
Luzhin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lancaster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lancaster avoids the damage to the body.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luzhin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lancaster's face.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin working Lancaster over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luzhin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Luzhin scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Lancaster tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luzhin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Luzhin.
A short right from Lancaster on the inside.
Lancaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Lancaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lancaster avoids the damage to the body.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Luzhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a nice knee to the body.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Luzhin lands a good knee to the midsection. Lancaster won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Luzhin.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lancaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
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!
Luzhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Luzhin.
Nice body punch from Luzhin.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Lancaster is blocking nicely.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Luzhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
Luzhin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Luzhin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lancaster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lancaster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Luzhin as the two fighters clinch.
Luzhin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin works on Lancaster's body with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lancaster avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Luzhin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lancaster can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Luzhin.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lancaster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Luzhin - that landed with a thud.
Luzhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Luzhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lancaster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lancaster.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lancaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin working Lancaster over with knees to the body.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin landing knees to the body.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Luzhin gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin scores with a knee to the head.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin scores with a knee to the head.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Lancaster is blocking nicely.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lancaster is defending well for now.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luzhin crunches a lovely knee into Lancaster's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Nikolai Luzhin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Lancaster is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lancaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Luzhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Luzhin scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Luzhin lands.
A big left from Luzhin misses.
Nice jab there from Luzhin.
Lancaster moves out of range as Luzhin strikes.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Luzhin avoids the punch easily.
Luzhin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Luzhin cracks the inside of Lancaster's front leg.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
It looked like Luzhin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luzhin connects with a high kick.
A cross from Luzhin lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luzhin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luzhin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin is looking to slow Lancaster down with leg kicks.
Luzhin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range and Luzhin settles back down.
Lancaster throws a leg kick but Luzhin checks it.
Luzhin throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster cracks Luzhin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lancaster throws a solid leg kick but Luzhin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lancaster.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lancaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luzhin moves into the clinch.
Lancaster trying to control the position but instead, Luzhin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lancaster into the cage.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin crunches a lovely knee into Lancaster's ribcage.
Lancaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luzhin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster taking a breather.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Luzhin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin with a knee to the head.
Luzhin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster trying to stall but Luzhin improves his position.
A hook to the body from Luzhin.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands a left hand.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Luzhin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lancaster.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lancaster.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lancaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troy Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luzhin as Lancaster tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Luzhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luzhin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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