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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Black (ranked 1763 p4p, 220 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 2305 p4p, 267 weight class). Vicente Lafayette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Lafayette looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
Black looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black wants to clinch.
Lafayette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black stalks Lafayette and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lafayette's face. Lafayette staggers backwards, shaken.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Black has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
Lafayette lands a shot to the body.
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lafayette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black taking a breather.
Black prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
Black prevents Lafayette from breaking the clinch.
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette throws a counter combo.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Lafayette looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Lafayette misses.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafayette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Lafayette goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Vlad Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafayette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Black backs off Lafayette throws a huge counter combo but Black manages to avoid it all.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafayette's elbow.
A short right from Black on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Black is looking to clinch.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Black takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Lafayette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black breaks the clinch.
Lafayette throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vlad Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Lafayette is predictable there
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lafayette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Black misses with the head strike.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette walks into a jab.
Lafayette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Lafayette cracks Black with an open hand slap.
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Black throws a one two combo.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Lafayette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lafayette darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Lafayette into the cage.
Lafayette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Lafayette instigates a clinch.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black breaks the clinch.
Black pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Black looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Lafayette is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lafayette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black rushes Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Black.
A short left from Lafayette.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Lafayette is controlling him.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lafayette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black throws a big counter combination but Lafayette scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
Lafayette unleashes a big counter combination but Black bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Lafayette counters with a right hand to the body.
Lafayette throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Black punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Black misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lafayette's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black blocking some punches.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black gets through Lafayette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Lafayette as the two fighters clinch.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black pushes Lafayette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lafayettes head.
Black keeps control of Lafayette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black lands a jab to the nose.
Black rushes Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vlad Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
A relieved looking Vlad Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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