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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 699 p4p, 113 weight class) and Jack Jone (ranked 717 p4p, 117 weight class). Jone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by If you smell!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm
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185 lbs
30 - 19 - 3 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Lancaster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jone jabs Lancaster right on the nose. Lancaster blinks but takes it well. Jone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jone throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it. Lancaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jone looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range. Jone is looking to land body kicks. Lancaster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lancaster scrambles back to his feet. Good shot there by Jone. Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Jone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lancaster throws a wild body kick that Jone sees coming a mile off. Lancaster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lancaster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Jone looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range. Lancaster blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Jone throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lancaster under the eye. Troy Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lancaster moves out of range as Jone strikes. Jone blocks a jab. Jone scores with a decent looking hook. Jone throws a body shot but no joy. Lancaster takes a body punch but keeps moving. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jone, as that shot connected.
Jone misses with a low kick. A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot. Lancaster lands with a shot to the body. Lancaster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Lancaster forces Jone back against the cage and clinches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jone scores with an uppercut up the middle. Lancaster misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch. Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Jone controls his hands.
Lancaster scores with a nice hook to the head. Jone lands a good knee to the midsection. Lancaster won't want to take too many of those. Jone swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it. Jone prevents a body shot from Lancaster. Jone can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones head. Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Jone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lancaster avoids it. Lancaster lands a shoulder strike. Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head. Jone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jone backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Jone.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jone misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jone. Jone lands with a right to the head. Jone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone. Jone blocks a body shot from Lancaster. A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land. Jone misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone. Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch. Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone. A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
Jone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Jone lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lancaster throws a head punch that misses. Jone is looking to break free of the clinch but Lancaster has double underhooks. Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Jone lands a good knee to the midsection. Lancaster won't want to take too many of those. Jone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster working some nice short punches in the clinch. Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Jone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Jone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Jone. Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jone gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jone pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
Jone trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Jone. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jone dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jone scores with a nice head shot. Lancaster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Lancaster throws a right and a left that Jone avoids nicely. Jone thows a left - swing and a miss! Jone checks a leg kick nicely. Jone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Jone's defenses. Lancaster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Jone moves out of range of the body kick from Lancaster.
Jone catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Jone connects with a single shot there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lancaster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jone counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lancaster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Lancaster connects with a nice looking jab.
Jone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lancaster misses with a combination
and Jone counters with a stiff right hand. Jone swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster slips a jab from Jone. A looping hook to the body misses from Jone. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet. Jone tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jone ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster. Jone throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem. Jone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jone throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily. Jone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Jone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away. Jack Jone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lancaster misses with a hook
and Jone counters with a stiff right hand. Jone has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lancaster lands a lovely overhand right. Lancaster feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Lancaster won't allow Jone to get back to his feet. Jone pushes Lancaster off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jone throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it. Lancaster moves out of range as Jone strikes. As Jone tries to get set, Lancaster tries to push him back and clinch up but Jone manages to avoid the attempt. Jone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nice shot by Lancaster. Lancaster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jone. That one must have hurt. Jone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jone misses with a looping left. Jone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jone throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it. Jone misses with a leg kick. Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Jone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster. Lancaster cracks Jone with a right hand to the side of the head. Jone throws a leg kick and Lancaster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jone's guard. Lancaster won't allow Jone to get back to his feet. Lancaster controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Lancaster stops Jone from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Lancaster wants to control from the top but Jone keeps moving. Lancaster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jone's head. Lancaster scoring with punches to the head and body. Jone wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lancaster manages to pass to side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lancaster is trying to control. Jone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. 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 working over Jone with some ground and pound. Jone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Lancaster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jone's head. Lancaster is figuring out what he wants to do next. Lancaster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jone defending well though. Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Jone looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Troy Lancaster will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jone throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily. Jone throws a leg kick but Lancaster sees it coming and moves out of range. Lancaster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jone misses with an uppercut. Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster gets the takedown into side control. Jone is trying to get back to his feet. Jone on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Jone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lancaster has just dragged him back down to the mat. 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. Jone defending against the ground and pound. Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Jone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Lancaster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jone wants to get back to his feet. Troy Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. An elbow from Lancaster crashes against the mat.
Jone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lancaster has just dragged him back down to the mat. Jone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jone tries to escape but Lancaster is in control. Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Jone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jone is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Jone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jone pushes Lancaster away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lancaster gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lancaster grinds an elbow into Jone's temple. Lancaster lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Jone is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lancaster asserts his dominance and retains side control. Lancaster working the ground and pound. Lancaster in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. We've been hearing good reports from Lancaster's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Jone sneaks out the side door and pushes Lancaster away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Lancaster lands a jab to the nose. Lancaster is looking to clinch but Jone is avoiding it.
Jone throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range. Jone cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lancaster moves into the clinch. Jone tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lancaster takes a knee to the side of the body. A short right from Jone on the inside. Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch. Lancaster looking for a takedown. Jone lands with a left to the head. Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Jone uses good head movement to avoid it. Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lancaster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Jone does a little dance to reset his feet. Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jone. Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but Jone avoids it well and moves away. Jone slips under a jab from Lancaster. Nice takedown defense from Jone. No joy for Lancaster on that attempt. A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Jone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jone scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes. Jab, jab by Jone - just one landing. 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! Lancaster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Jone is out of range. Jone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lancaster. That did some damage! Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lancaster feinted with a counter takedown. Lancaster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jone. Jone throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily. Jone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lancaster misses with a head kick.
Jone tries to move into range but Lancaster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Lancaster misses with an uppercut
letting Jone counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jack Jone. I think Jone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Smith scores the fight 29:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:30 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Jone! A very excited looking Jack Jone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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