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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 3366 p4p, 3734 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 407 p4p, 439 weight class). Lafayette comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Norling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scarlet - Age of seduction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette throws a push kick but Norling slaps the foot to one side.
Nils Norling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Lafayette. Those never looked like landing.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafayette looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lafayette missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norling is trying to stand up here but Lafayette is controlling him well.
Lafayette throwing shots but Norling is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Lafayette seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Norling is looking to escape.
Lafayette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafayette thows a huge punch but Norling dodges it nicely.
Lafayette wants to advance to full mount but Norling doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Norling keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully.
Lafayette missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norling wants to stand but Lafayette is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice jab there from Lafayette.
Norling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norling's sensitive parts.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norling throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Norling. Beautiful body shot.
Lafayette cracks Norling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norling fails to land with a series of punches.
Norling leaves Lafayette with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norling rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Norling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Norling.
Norling is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Norling.
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lafayette duly obliges.
Norling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norling tries to clinch there but Lafayette circles away.
Lafayette lands a slapping body shot.
Norling doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
Lafayette swats away the attempt to clinch by Norling.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lafayette connects with a leg kick.
Norling throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Norling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norling looks to land a body kick but Lafayette moved away.
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Norling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norling moves away.
Norling tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norling throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norling's head backwards.
Norling throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Norling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norling jumps guard and drags Lafayette to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafayette throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norling has his feet on Lafayette's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lafayette looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norling is looking to clinch.
Lafayette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lafayette scores with a spinning back kick!
Lafayette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Norling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norling fails to land with a series of punches.
Norling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Norling's front leg but catches the back leg as Norling tries to avoid it.
Lafayette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
Lafayette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette is looking to wear down Norling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lafayette.
Norling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nils Norling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafayette changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Norling instigates a clinch.
Lafayette tries to throw a body punch but Norling avoids it by throwing Lafayette back against the cage.
Norling is trying to break free.
Norling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lafayette pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
A short right from Lafayette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette can't find room to land a body shot as Norling controls the action.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norling is trying to break free.
Norling tries to pull guard but Lafayette forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Norling ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Norling.
Norling thows a leg kick but Lafayette checks it
and Lafayette counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lafayette.
Norling wants to get back to his feet but Lafayette is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lafayette content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throwing strikes but missing.
Lafayette throws an elbow that misses. Norling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lafayette's guard. Nice move by Norling!
Norling avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lafayette 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.
Norling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norling postures up in Lafayette's guard and throws a big left but Lafayette blocks it.
Norling is looking to work some ground and pound but Lafayette has wrist control.
Norling looking to sit in guard and control but Lafayette gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lafayette with a nice head shot there.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Norling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norling has his feet on Lafayette's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Norling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norling thows a leg kick but Lafayette checks it
and Lafayette counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lafayette.
Rene Lafayette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lafayette stops Norling from standing up.
Norling keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully.
Lafayette postures up in Norling's guard and throws a big left but Norling blocks it.
Lafayette loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lafayette is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rene Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Norling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norling forces Lafayette back against the cage and clinches.
Norling is trying to break free.
Norling is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lafayette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norling is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Norling settles back down.
Norling throws a leg kick
and Lafayette counters with a takedown into side control.
Lafayette throws a strike aimed at the side of Norling's head but Norling avoids it well.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Lafayette passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Norling!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lafayette there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Norling's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafayette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norling blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Lafayette there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lafayette thowing shots but they're missing.
Norling wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Norling because Lafayette loaded up on that one.
Lafayette scoring with strikes but Norling is staying in there.
Lafayette wants to control the pace but Norling is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Lafayette there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Norling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lafayette.
Lafayette throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lafayette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Norling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lafayette.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to control but Norling is keeping him busy.
Lafayette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Norling to regain full guard.
Lafayette trying to control but Norling is working from the bottom.
Lafayette loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafayette accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lafayette showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lafayette, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Nils Norling spoke after the fight, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.
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