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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abner Applegate (ranked 163 p4p, 26 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 740 p4p, 88 weight class). Vicente Lafayette has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abner Applegate's chin.
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lafayette.
Applegate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Applegate pushes him off.
Applegate is looking to clinch.
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
Applegate has closed the distance and engaged Lafayette in a clinch.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Applegate lands a nice uppercut.
Applegate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate takes a shot to the head.
Applegate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette stops a takedown attempt from Applegate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Applegate.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Applegate shoots in for a takedown but Lafayette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lafayette.
Applegate throws a low kick, looking for Lafayette's leg but Lafayette calmly moves out of range.
Applegate moves into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Applegate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Applegate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate connects with a high kick.
Applegate cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Applegate as Lafayette shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Applegate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Applegate takes the fight into the clinch.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Applegate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Applegate misses with the head strike.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Applegate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Lafayette tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Lafayette back against the cage.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Applegate misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette presses Applegate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Applegate has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Applegate misses.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Applegate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Applegate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Applegate.
Applegate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lafayette.
Abner Applegate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Applegate tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Abner Applegate is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette gets tackled into the cage by Applegate. Applegate maintains the clinch.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lafayette avoids it.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Applegate.
Applegate scores with a shoulder strike.
Applegate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate scores with a shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Applegate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate throws a head kick that Lafayette semi-blocks.
Applegate 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.
Applegate closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Lafayette gets through Applegate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Lafayette lands a nice uppercut.
Lafayette tries to work over Applegate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Applegate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Applegate looking to throw knees to the head but Lafayette is blocking nicely.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Lafayette tries to break free but Applegate pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Applegate as the two fighters clinch.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette being controlled against the cage.
Lafayette throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Applegate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lafayette's efforts to push away.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Applegate gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Lafayette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Applegates head.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Applegate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Applegate circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown. Applegate tries to sprawl out of it but Lafayette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Applegate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Applegate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lafayette takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Applegate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown. Applegate tries to sprawl out of it but Lafayette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Applegate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Applegate fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Lafayette.
A left and a right from Applegate both land. Nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Applegate. Beautiful body shot.
Applegate tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it.
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Applegate cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegate throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Applegate throws a lazy uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abner Applegate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Applegate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lafayette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Applegate is looking to clinch.
Applegate instigates a clinch.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lafayette lands with a short shot to the head.
Applegate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Applegate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Applegate tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.
Applegate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Applegate has him pressed against the cage.
Applegate is trying to pull guard but Lafayette turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abner Applegate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette tries to break free but Applegate pushes him back against the cage.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette gets tackled into the cage by Applegate. Applegate maintains the clinch.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Lafayette back against the cage.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
Lafayette tries to circle away but Applegate has him pinned against the cage.
Applegate manages to break the clinch.
Applegate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Applegate closes the distance and clinches.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner Applegate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Applegate, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abner Applegate!
A victorious Abner Applegate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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