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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster comes to the cage accompanied by Raekwon - Guillotine(Swordz). Kirk Lancaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jensen Haye!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Haye moves into the clinch.
Haye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kirk Lancaster has been cut.
Haye lands a left hand.
Haye blocking some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Lancaster has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lancaster's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haye lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haye.
Haye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lancaster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye misses with a knee strike.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Haye.
Lancaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haye tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Haye back against the cage.
Haye is pressed up against the cage. Lancaster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haye down to the mat. Haye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Haye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lancaster's sensitive parts.
Jab by Lancaster.
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Haye throws a front kick aimed at Lancaster's knee but Lancaster avoids it well.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haye.
Haye blocks a jab.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Haye is out of range.
Haye was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Haye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haye closes the distance and clinches.
Haye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lancaster's efforts to push away.
Haye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lancaster tries to work over Haye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Haye avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Haye using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Haye avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Haye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haye landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haye is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haye.
Haye scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Haye - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haye connects with a knee to the head.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Haye.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayes head.
Haye pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haye scores with a knee to the head.
Haye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Haye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lancaster or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haye.
Haye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Haye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lancaster tries to break free but Haye pushes him back against the cage.
Lancaster can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Haye looking to throw knees to the head but Lancaster is blocking nicely.
Haye misses with a knee to the head.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haye misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Haye.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Haye lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haye blocking some punches.
A short right from Haye.
Lancaster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haye lands a knee to the body.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
Haye connects with a knee to the head.
Haye lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Haye.
Haye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Haye controls the action.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster managing to block the knees to the body from Haye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haye misses with a knee to the head.
Lancaster wants to break free but Haye has control.
Haye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haye scores with a knee to the head.
Haye lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Haye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Lancaster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Haye.
Haye is looking to clinch but Lancaster is avoiding it.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Haye is out of range.
Lancaster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haye counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Lancaster as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haye.
Haye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Haye moved out of range nicely.
Haye throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haye.
Haye avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Haye lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lancaster has time to react.
Haye misses with a low kick.
Jensen Haye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Haye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lancaster in his tracks.
Lancaster checks the leg kick.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
Haye tries to clinch up but Lancaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but Haye avoids it well and moves away.
Haye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Haye scores with a head kick. Lancaster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haye defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Haye.
Lancaster checks a leg kick.
Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but Haye avoids it well and moves away.
Lancaster lands with a straight right. Haye didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haye explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haye doesn't seem bothered though.
Haye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
A cross from Haye lands.
Haye tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Haye moved out of range nicely.
Haye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Haye is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haye lands a slapping body shot.
Haye throws a front kick aimed at Lancaster's knee but Lancaster avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Haye thinks about the counter body kick.
Haye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haye moves into the clinch.
Lancaster tightens his grip and picks Haye up, before dumping him to the ground. Haye manages to land in guard.
Haye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Haye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Haye.
Haye controls Lancaster momentarily but Lancaster frees himself.
Haye keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye pulls Lancaster in to control the position.
Haye is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haye throwing shots but Lancaster is blocking nicely.
Lancaster is looking to improve his position.
Lancaster missing with punches from the bottom.
Haye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lancaster's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Haye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Lancaster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Haye throws a good cross that connects.
Haye throws a head kick but Lancaster moves out of range.
Haye is looking to score with low kicks.
Haye looks for the body kick but Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster tries to counter with a takedown but Haye is quick to defend against it.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
Haye finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lancaster lands with a nice body punch.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haye with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye scores with a kick to the body.
Haye throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Haye
and Haye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Haye. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lancaster.
Haye now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
Haye throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lancaster scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lancaster working away.
Lancaster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Haye is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haye tries to bench press Lancaster off him but Lancaster keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Haye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lancaster in side control, throwing shots but Haye defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye is looking to regain half guard here but Lancaster keeps moving and retains side control.
Lancaster fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lancaster scores with a couple of short elbows.
Haye is looking to reverse the position.
Kirk Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster scoring with punches and elbows.
Haye struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lancaster is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster cracks Haye with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haye manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lancaster wants to get back to full guard.
Haye performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haye passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haye has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lancaster!
Haye lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lancaster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lancaster really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haye can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lancaster is looking to escape.
Lancaster flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Haye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haye 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Haye!
During a confident post fight interview, Jensen Haye thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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