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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Lancaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Mead's chin.
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189 cm
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185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mead moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off. Lancaster throws a quick inside leg kick. Lancaster closes the distance and clinches up with Mead, looking for a takedown. Lancaster pushes Mead against the cage but Mead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Lancaster cracks the inside of Mead's front leg. Lancaster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mead tries to clinch up but Lancaster circles away and keeps his distance. Mead fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lancaster, pushing him back against the cage. I was talking to Lancaster's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Mead takes a shot to the head. Mead lands a good knee to the midsection. Lancaster won't want to take too many of those. Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside. Lancaster managing to block the knees to the body from Mead.
Mead is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lancaster blocks the elbow strike.
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Gary Mead has been cut. Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mead backwards. Lancaster avoiding damage as Mead throws knees to the body.
Mead blocking some punches.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mead trying to land knees to the body.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a hook to the side of the head. Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Mead avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mead misses with a knee strike.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mead blocking some punches.
Mead pushes off an throws an elbow but Lancaster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Lancaster is leaning against Mead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Mead.
Mead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch. Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Mead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mead takes a shot to the head. Lancaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lancaster lands a right hand. Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside. Lancaster pushes Mead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lancaster lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Lancaster is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Lancaster. Mead with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mead trying to land knees to the body.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mead misses with an elbow strike.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside. Lancaster avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mead just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lancaster's brow. Mead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mead with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mead looks to throw an elbow but misses. Lancaster avoids the elbow strike from Mead, against the cage.
Mead misses with an elbow strike.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Mead uses good head movement to avoid it. Mead lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye. Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mead prevents a body shot from Lancaster. Lancaster misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mead throws an elbow but misses. Mead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lancaster stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mead misses with an elbow strike.
Mead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mead misses with an elbow strike.
Mead lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Lancaster looking to stall.
Mead blocking some punches.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside. Lancaster avoiding damage as Mead throws knees to the body.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses. Mead tries to land knees in the clinch but Lancaster avoids the damage to the body. Mead takes a shot to the head. Mead lands an elbow inside. Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lancaster is leaning against Mead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mead looks winded! Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster blocks the elbow strike.
Lancaster is leaning against Mead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mead backwards. Mead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mead lands an elbow that stopped Lancaster in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lancaster pressing his opponent against the cage. Mead tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head. Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster pushes Mead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Mead pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Mead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lancaster pushes Mead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mead is rocked! Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mead backwards. Mead is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him? Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lancaster lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mead to his knees! Lancaster keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Lancaster!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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