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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton comes into the arena with Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette throws a chopping leg kick but Thornton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thornton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette just manages to avoid it.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette misses with a body kick.
Thornton avoids a kick to the body.
Thornton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lafayette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thornton lunges at Lafayette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lafayette's hand.
Thornton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lafayette lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thornton takes a step back to recover.
Thornton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lafayette.
Thornton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thornton misses with an uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a good low kick that Thornton was not able to check.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thornton, as that shot connected.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
and Thornton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lafayette's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thornton defends well.
Thornton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton is in close to Lafayette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thornton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thornton has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Thornton content to stall in guard here.
Thornton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thornton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thornton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thornton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette trying to control the position here.
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Thornton defends easily.
Thornton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thornton defends well.
Thornton 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Thornton from controlling successfully.
Thornton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thornton wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
Thornton works over Lafayette with some ground and pound from guard.
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thornton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thornton trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Lafayette is looking for a triangle here but Thornton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton landing a few strikes.
Thornton gets to mount! Lafayette was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Thornton unloading with bombs!
Thornton trying to control but Lafayette is having none of it.
Lafayette is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Thornton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Thornton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thornton throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornton.
Thornton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thornton misses with a kick to the body.
Lafayette lands a front kick.
Lafayette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thornton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thornton scores with a jab. Lafayette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thornton.
Lafayette lands a head shot.
Thornton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
Thornton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lafayette can pounce on him.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick from Thornton.
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!
Thornton moves out of range of the body kick.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thornton doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Thornton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lafayette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thornton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thornton looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Thornton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Thornton down.
Thornton throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
Thornton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thornton will feel that in the morning.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thornton's calf.
Lafayette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thornton throws a front kick that sends Lafayette stumbling back into the cage.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Thornton tries to land a body kick
and Lafayette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thornton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Thornton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lafayette's corner calls for a 1-2. Lafayette obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lafayette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thornton if he has to take too many more of those.
Thornton blocks a leg kick.
Thornton has a takedown stuffed.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton misses with a straight right.
Lafayette is looking to land body kicks.
Lafayette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thornton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Terrence Thornton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thornton controls the position.
Lafayette wants to control but Thornton postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton trying to control the position but Lafayette is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Thornton.
Thornton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lafayette is trying to escape and Thornton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lafayette is forced to tap! Nice work there by Thornton! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrence Thornton!
Terrence Thornton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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