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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 413 p4p, 466 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 64 p4p, 72 weight class). Henry Lancaster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Zan is out of range.
Zan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Zan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Zan saw that one coming.
A jab from Zan misses.
Zan drops his hands momentarily and Lancaster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zan misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Zan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Lancaster takes one to the chin there.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Zan moves out of range.
Zan lands with a straight right. Lancaster didn't see that one coming.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Zan avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Zan's defenses.
Zan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lancaster cracks Zan with an open hand slap.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Zan.
Zan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Lancaster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster lands with a hook. Zan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Zan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Zan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Zan connects with a body shot that sends Lancaster's belly button to the back.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lancaster moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Lancaster lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Lancaster.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Zan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster drops his hands momentarily and Zan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lancaster on the side of the head.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
A combination from Lancaster does no damage.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zan walks into a straight right hand from Lancaster.
Zan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Zan.
Zan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster throws a hook but Zan blocks it.
Zan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Zan misses.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Lancaster tests Zan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Zan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lancaster cracks Zan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Zan.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Lancaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zan misses with a shot to the body
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Lancaster throws out a counter right but Zan avoids it with no problem.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zan rushes Lancaster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Zan blocks it.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Zan misses its target.
Henry Lancaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Zan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zan lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster's head back.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
A left lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster thuds his right hand into Zan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zan slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Zan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lancaster.
Lancaster takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking hook.
Lancaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Zan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zan stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Zan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster throws a hook but Zan blocks it.
Zan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Zan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zan lands with a hook. Lancaster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster slips a jab from Zan.
A nice side step and Lancaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan misses with a combination
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster lunges at Zan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zan's hand.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Zan's head but Zan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan closes the distance but Lancaster moves to the side
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Zan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zan darts in and clinches Lancaster up against the cage.
Zan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster is leaning against Zan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster trying to stall but Zan improves his position.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Zan avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster breaks the clinch.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lancaster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zan doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Zan avoids them all with ease.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Zan's shoulder, as Zan tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster's head.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zan throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Zan moved out of range.
Zan misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan sizes up Lancaster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Zan ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Zan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zan missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lancaster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zan.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Zan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zan thuds his right hand into Lancaster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Zan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
No joy there for Lancaster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lancaster in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Lancaster lands the left hand.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Lancaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Zan misses.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Lancaster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Lancaster throws a hook but Zan blocks it.
A big right from Zan misses.
Zan misses the jab.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Lancaster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zan under the eye.
Zan slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Zan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Zan takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan lands an overhand right.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lancaster both land. Nice combination.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Lancaster.
Zan takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zan moves away.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a one two! Zan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zan misses with a hook.
Tan Zan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster scores with a jab.
A jab from Zan misses.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zan avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Zan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lancaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster jabs Zan right on the nose. Zan blinks but takes it well.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Zan moved out of range.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster scores with the left hand. Zan knows he should have avoided that one.
Zan takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zan manages to avoid it.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Zan misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Lancaster.
Henry Lancaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Lancaster!
An out of breath Henry Lancaster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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