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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Lachance (ranked 85 p4p, 325 weight class) and Aingot Nofud (ranked 11 p4p, 48 weight class). Lachance comes to the cage accompanied by Scarecrow. Nofud has chosen Van Hackson 5 - Mean Machine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance throws a good cross that connects.
We've been informed that Nofud has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nofud throws a sloppy head kick and Lachance moves out of range easily.
Lachance throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nofud throws a sloppy head kick and Lachance moves out of range easily.
Nofud lunges at Lachance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lachance's hand.
Nofud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nofud is looking to land body kicks.
Nofud misses the shot to the body.
Nofud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lachance.
Lachance tries to clinch up.
Lachance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lachance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nofud.
Nofud is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lachance.
Lachance throws an off balance right hand
and Nofud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lachance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Lachance scores with a decent looking hook.
Nofud throws a body punch but Lachance moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nofud at a distance.
Lachance misses with an uppercut. Nofud saw that one coming.
Lachance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nofud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nofud misses with an uppercut
and Lachance counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lachance.
Nofud misses with a looping left.
Lachance jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nofud slips under a jab from Lachance.
Lachance throws a sloppy head kick and Nofud moves out of range easily.
Nofud throws a head kick that misses.
Lachance tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lachance closes the distance and pushes Nofud back into the cage.
Nofud blocking some punches.
Nofud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud pushes Lachance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Nofud.
Lachance jumps into guard, dragging Nofud to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nofud sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lachance is pulling down on Nofud's head. It's preventing any offense from Nofud, at least for the moment.
Lachance is looking for a triangle but Nofud pushes his legs off easily.
Nofud wants to control from the top but Lachance keeps moving.
Lachance controls Nofud momentarily but Nofud frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nofud stopping the sweep attempt from Lachance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nofud postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nofud missing with a left hand there. Lachance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lachance looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lachance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lachance is looking to slow Nofud down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Lachance.
Nofud scores with a nice right hand.
Lachance scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Lachance misses its intended target.
Lachance moves in looking to clinch but Nofud pushes him off.
Nofud appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lachance cracks Nofud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Lachance coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lachance slips a straight right by Nofud.
Lachance fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Nofud misses.
A left lands for Nofud.
Nofud digs a good hook to Lachance's body.
Nofud digs a good hook to Lachance's body.
Lachance throws out a loose jab but Nofud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lachance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lachance avoids a kick to the body.
Lachance moves into the clinch.
Lachance lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lucien Lachance will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nofud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lachance. Lachance obviously looking to wear him down.
Nofud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lachance lands a jab to the head.
Nofud slips under a jab.
Lachance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nofud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nofud takes a swing at Lachance's ribcage but misses.
Lachance lunges at Nofud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nofud's hand.
Lachance misses with a looping left.
Lachance doesn't manage to clinch there - Nofud circles away.
Nofud throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lachance lands with a hook. Nofud tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Lachance as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nofud looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Nofud backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Lachance's temple! It sends Lachance violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Nofud celebrates and the doctors try to help Lachance!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Aingot Nofud!
Aingot Nofud is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Aingot Nofud thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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