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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hodgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bed Intruder. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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211 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Hodgins!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hodgins is trying to defend but Lancaster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lancaster working over Hodgins with some ground and pound. Hodgins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lancaster winds up and cracks Hodgins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Adam Hodgins has been cut.
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lancaster wants to pass the guard but Hodgins is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodgins is looking for a sweep. Lancaster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hodgins trying to control from the bottom.
Lancaster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lancaster is pressing down on Hodgins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hodgins is holding on for now.
Hodgins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lancaster connects with a nice short shot to Hodgins's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster prevents Hodgins from improving his position.
Hodgins is pressing down on Lancaster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lancaster landing with the ground and pound.
Lancaster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hodgins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lancaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lancaster has gone for a leg lock! Hodgins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lancaster trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodgins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lancaster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lancaster has escaped and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hodgins trying to control the position.
Hodgins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a couple of elbows.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Hodgins has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lancaster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses.
Hodgins has his foot on Lancaster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lancaster works his way back into a safe position though.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hodgins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster looking to pass the guard.
Lancaster drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hodgins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hodgins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hodgins!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodgins lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lancaster's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hodgins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hodgins is working Lancaster over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lancaster is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lancaster striking from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodgins wants to work for an arm triangle but Lancaster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lancaster is trying to control but can't.
Hodgins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lancaster throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lancaster won't allow Hodgins to pass to mount.
Hodgins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodgins wants to pass to mount but Lancaster is defending the position.
Hodgins is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hodgins working over Lancaster with some ground and pound. Lancaster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Hodgins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hodgins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lancaster defends it nicely.
Lancaster leaves Hodgins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
Lancaster drives through and clinches with Hodgins against the cage.
Hodgins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malcolm Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hodgins.
Lancaster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hodgins looking for a takedown.
Hodgins can't get the takedown.
Hodgins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lancaster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lancaster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hodgins.
Lancaster wants the takedown. Hodgins is fighting it off but Lancaster persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hodgins's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lancaster is working Hodgins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hodgins trying to keep a closed guard but Lancaster is proving a slippery customer.
Lancaster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Hodgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster chips away with some ground and pound.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lancaster scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster scores with punches from side control.
Lancaster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lancaster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lancaster landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hodgins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hodgins manages to get back to half guard.
Lancaster seems to be looking for submissions.
Lancaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodgins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hodgins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hodgins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster working over Hodgins with some ground and pound. Hodgins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hodgins trying to control but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster lands with a punch from half guard.
Lancaster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lancaster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hodgins's head.
Lancaster wants to control but Hodgins is keeping him busy.
Hodgins wants to get back to full guard.
Lancaster is thwarting Hodgins's attempts to control the position.
Hodgins is looking for a sweep. Lancaster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hodgins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lancaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hodgins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lancaster is aware though and is defending well.
Hodgins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hodgins, not yet.
Hodgins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hodgins is breathing heavily.
Hodgins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster throws a big right hand that misses.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
Malcolm Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
Lancaster scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lancaster works over Hodgins with some ground and pound from guard.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Hodgins keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lancaster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Lancaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Hodgins's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hodgins is rocked!
Hodgins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lancaster defends it nicely.
Hodgins is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hodgins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lancaster pinned against the cage. Lancaster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lancaster stuffs the takedown attempt from Hodgins. Hodgins gets slowly back to his feet.
Malcolm Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hodgins.
Hodgins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lancaster. Hodgins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lancaster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Lancaster!
Malcolm Lancaster bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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