Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PF13 Nti v Dimitrov
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette lands a jab to the head.
Steinheiser tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lafayette sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steinheiser somewhat.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinheiser looks for a takedown but Lafayette sprawls well.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses

and Steinheiser counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lafayette has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Steinheiser has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steinheiser looking for a takedown.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynn Steinheiser.

Lafayette manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinheiser preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steinheiser.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinheiser working some strikes from top position.
Steinheiser throwing strikes from guard but Lafayette blocks nicely.
Steinheiser throwing strikes from guard but Lafayette blocks nicely.
Steinheiser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Steinheiser trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Steinheiser stands up over Lafayette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steinheiser works over Lafayette with some ground and pound from guard.
Lafayette pulls Steinheiser in close to prevent any damage.
Steinheiser throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steinheiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lafayette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steinheiser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steinheiser manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steinheiser is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steinheiser lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steinheiser accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Steinheiser has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lafayette to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Steinheiser is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lafayette pulls down on the head and he's put Steinheiser to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vicente Lafayette!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vicente Lafayette made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Lynn Steinheiser spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm calling for a review of this fight! This faggot kept sticking his finger in my asshole!!! Who the hell can fight effectively while getting fingered in their asshole??? I did not like that at all ... though it felt good, but that is besides the point! A distraction is a DISTRACTION!!! '.

Event: PF7 Tripp v Steinheiser
Date: Apr 25, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Lafayette gets caught napping as Snitch dives in and scores a takedown. Lafayette manages to retain guard.
Snitch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Snitch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB#
Snitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Snitch content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Snitch is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snitch scores with a decent looking hook.
Snitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Snitch.#CL#
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Snitch against the cage.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Snitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T2#
Lafayette tries to pull guard but Snitch holds him up against the cage and eventually Lafayette drops back down to his feet.
Snitch avoiding damage.
Snitch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Snitch's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Snitch is trying to drag Lafayette to the mat but Lafayette just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Snitch is working for takedown but Lafayette is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snitch to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Snitch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Snitch effectively controlling the action here.
Lafayette jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snitch walks away with a smile on his face. Lafayette gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Snitch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lafayette's guard.#SUB#
Lafayette is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Lafayette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snitch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snitch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Snitch forces his way into half guard.
Snitch stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snitch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snitch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snitch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Snitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon Snitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lafayette throws a counter high kick but Snitch was just alert enough to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Lafayette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Snitch misses. #TD2#
Snitch looking to score a takedown here. Lafayette is defending well but Snitch drives through and ends up in Lafayette's guard.
Snitch content to stall in guard here.
Snitch trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for subs off his back but Snitch has passed one foot through into half guard. #T1#
Lafayette wants to get back to full guard.
Snitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Snitch wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Lafayette is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Snitch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Snitch is trying to control. Lafayette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snitch slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snitch throws a jab when Lafayette was well out of range.
Lafayette throws a quick counter kick to the body but Snitch avoids it.
Snitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Snitch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snitch has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lafayette is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T3#
Snitch throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette tries to clinch #TD2#
and Snitch counters with a takedown into side control.
Lafayette wants to get back to his feet but Snitch is dominant here and he's now got Lafayette's back!
Snitch tries to keep control of the position but Lafayette is staying busy.
Snitch slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Snitch doesn't have the hooks in and Lafayette manages to turn into his guard.
Snitch wants to sweep but no luck.
Lafayette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snitch is keeping the position for now.
Snitch is trying to control the position but Lafayette postures up.
Snitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lafayette is one step ahead there. #T4#
Lafayette being controlled here momentarily.
Lafayette is looking to advance position but Snitch has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette tries to lock up and control but Snitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snitch wants to control the pace but Lafayette is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position but Snitch isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Snitch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lafayette throws a right hand that Snitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Snitch also avoids with ease.#CL#
Lafayette clinches.
Snitch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snitch effectively controlling the action here.
Lafayette jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snitch walks away with a smile on his face. Lafayette gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lafayette throws a hook but Snitch blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch dives in and grabs Lafayette's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lafayette pushes down on Snitch's head and hops out.
Lafayette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snitch scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Snitch moves into the clinch.
Lafayette being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Snitch has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Snitch has clasped his hands together around Lafayette's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Snitch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lafayette regains half guard.
Lafayette trying to control but Snitch postures up.
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Lafayette controlling the position well.
Lafayette wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Snitch seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Snitch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lafayette napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T3#
Snitch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Snitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Snitch.
Lafayette manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Snitch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lafayette is staying active underneath Snitch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snitch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
A victorious Jon Snitch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TR13: BOAGRIUS VS. KEMP
Date: Mar 06, 2020

#R1#
Maneno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafayette has time to react.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lafayette there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Lafayette moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Maneno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Nice sprawl there from Maneno as Lafayette shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Lafayette misses.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.#T1#
Lafayette shoots in but no luck this time.
Maneno misses with a body punch #CL2#
and Lafayette counters by clinching up. #BC#
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno throws a sloppy body shot
and Lafayette counters with a three punch combo that has Maneno backing up. Maneno nods at Lafayette to acknowledge the strikes.
Maneno scores with a nice right hand.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette shoots and misses
and Maneno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chiku Maneno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Lafayette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maneno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maneno lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafayette has time to react.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Lafayette counters with a left to the body.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lafayette! But no joy.#T2#
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafayette fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Maneno - just one landing.
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maneno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL2#
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Maneno against the ropes.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafayette has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
A cross from Maneno lands.#CL2#
Lafayette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maneno, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Maneno lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Maneno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lafayette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno connects with a single shot there.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno misses with a shot to the body
and Lafayette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Lafayette only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lafayette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T4#
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!
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette throws a combination that misses
and Maneno counters with a right hand to the body.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Maneno.
A cross from Maneno lands.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette is looking for the big counter here.
Maneno jabs at Lafayette's body.
Lafayette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Lafayette darts in and clinches Maneno up against the ropes.
Maneno is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#TD2#
Lafayette ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lafayette no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiku Maneno dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Maneno misses with a lunging right hand
and Maneno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno digs a good hook to Lafayette's body.
Nice straight punches there by Maneno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maneno.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maneno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Lafayette has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lafayette prevents Maneno from breaking the clinch.
Maneno tries to break free but Lafayette pushes him back against the ropes.#T1##BC#
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maneno under the eye.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a series of strikes. Maneno will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno misses with a hook
and Lafayette counters with a one-two to the body.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Maneno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Maneno there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno misses with a body shot
and Lafayette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette. #CL2#
Lafayette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maneno, pushing him back against the ropes.#T2#
Lafayette fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lafayette tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maneno smiles and moves away.
Maneno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Lafayette closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lafayette is breathing heavily.
Maneno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Lafayette wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maneno, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Lafayette swings around for an armbar but Maneno sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lafayette's guard.#T3##SU#
Lafayette is working an open guard so Maneno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Maneno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lafayette moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
Maneno misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Lafayette counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Maneno to keep the fight standing.
Chiku Maneno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.#BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette throws a counter combo.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Lafayette clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Maneno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maneno misses with a body punch
and Maneno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette is looking to clinch but Maneno is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Lafayette tries to clinch
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiku Maneno dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Lafayette has managed to clinch.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafayette has him pressed against the ropes.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafayette jumps guard but Maneno stands there with Lafayette around his waist. Lafayette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Lafayette successfully pulls guard. #SU#
Maneno decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lafayette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maneno's waist but Maneno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lafayette off to one side.
Lafayette looks to clinch
and Maneno counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Lafayette closes the distance but Maneno moves to the side
and Maneno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Lafayette gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafayette has double underhooks. #BC#
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maneno, as that shot connected.
Lafayette might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lafayette misses with a kick to the body
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette darts in trying to clinch
and Maneno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chiku Maneno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Lafayette is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lafayette tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a counter combo.
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
Maneno misses with a body shot. #T3#
Maneno misses the body punch
and Lafayette counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maneno lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette looks to land a combination but Maneno avoids it well.
Maneno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Maneno lands a glancing blow to the side of Lafayette's head.
Nice takedown defense from Maneno. No joy for Lafayette on that attempt.
Maneno is looking to counter punch.
Lafayette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maneno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lafayette's head backwards.
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!
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Maneno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafayette looks for the body kick but Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body #TD2#
and Lafayette counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lafayette prevents Maneno from getting back to his feet.
Lafayette is looking to work some ground and pound but Maneno has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafayette accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chiku Maneno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maneno, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
A relieved looking Chiku Maneno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: *TR11: BOAGRIUS VS. GARCON
Date: Feb 22, 2020

#R1#
Wylde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wylde throws a series of strikes that have Lafayette backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Wylde.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Lafayette misses its target.
Wylde avoids the body shot from Lafayette. #KD2#
Wylde lands a left and a right that send Lafayette crashing to the mat, dazed. Wylde thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Lafayette is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette scores with a sloppy right hand. Wylde should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lafayette.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafayette get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lafayette stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Wylde runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Wylde!
Derek Wylde tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: TR8: BOAGRIUS VS. DELSARTE
Date: Feb 01, 2020

#R1#
Mahmoud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahmoud as he connects with a hook.
Lafayette with a poor takedown
and Mahmoud counters with a straight right hand.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Mahmoud pushes him off.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lafayette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
Lafayette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafayette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Mahmoud finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lafayette. #TD2#
Lafayette looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lafayette is looking to advance position but Mahmoud has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR##T1#
Mahmoud won't let Lafayette get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mahmoud wants to take Lafayette's back here but Lafayette is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Mahmoud wants to control the pace but Lafayette is squirming around nicely.
Mahmoud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mahmoud wants to stand but Lafayette is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Mahmoud content just to control the position here. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mahmoud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mahmoud content just to control the position here.
Mahmoud wants to control the pace but Lafayette is squirming around nicely.
Mahmoud controlling the pace for now.
Mahmoud tries to control but Lafayette wriggling away. #T3#
Lafayette tries to hold on but Mahmoud pushes him away. #SU#
Mahmoud is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks the body kick.
Lafayette is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lafayette digs a good body shot into Mahmoud's ribs.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Mahmoud lands a head shot.
Mahmoud lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lafayette 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Mahmoud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lafayette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Sameh Mahmoud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafayette takes one to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahmoud lands with a right hand.
Lafayette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahmoud throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahmoud slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Mahmoud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mahmoud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Mahmoud.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mahmoud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmoud tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahmoud cracks Lafayette with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mahmoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
As Mahmoud backs off Lafayette throws a huge counter combo but Mahmoud manages to avoid it all.
Mahmoud lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Lafayette clinches up against the ropes.
Lafayette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD2#
Lafayette successfully pulls guard.
Mahmoud pushing down on Lafayette's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Mahmoud seems content to control.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Mahmoud keeps him under control.
Lafayette won't allow Mahmoud to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lafayette trying to control but Mahmoud postures up. #T1#
Mahmoud controlling the pace.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Mahmoud is controlling well.
Sameh Mahmoud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahmoud is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lafayette tries to kick Mahmoud off but Mahmoud keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mahmoud scores with a jab. Lafayette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lafayette punishes Mahmoud's body with a nice straight punch.
Sameh Mahmoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmoud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lafayette tries to move into range but Mahmoud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Mahmoud shows good takedown defense.
Mahmoud keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafayette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Mahmoud.
Lafayette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahmoud finds it's way round the side to connect with Lafayette's head. #T3#
Mahmoud works the jab nicely.#CL#
Mahmoud has Lafayette up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahmoud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Mahmoud scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Mahmoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahmoud lands a right hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mahmoud, right into the meat. #TD2#
Lafayette looking to score a takedown here. Mahmoud is defending well but Lafayette drives through and ends up in Mahmoud's guard.
Mahmoud keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully.
Mahmoud pulls Lafayette in to control the position.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Mahmoud is keeping the position.#T4#
Mahmoud keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully.
Lafayette is fighting to break Mahmoud's control of his arms but Mahmoud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mahmoud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahmoud is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mahmoud scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette pushes Mahmoud away with a front kick.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mahmoud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahmoud works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Lafayette jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahmoud walks away with a smile on his face. Lafayette gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Mahmoud connects with a right hand. Lafayette shakes it off.
Mahmoud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahmoud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahmoud connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lafayette. Lafayette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Mahmoud scores with a kick to the body.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Mahmoud avoids them all with ease.
Mahmoud half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Mahmoud lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahmoud.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Mahmoud tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Mahmoud catches Lafayette right on the button with a cross.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a good body shot.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Mahmoud.
Lafayette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lafayette looks for a takedown but Mahmoud sprawls well.
Mahmoud is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mahmoud scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahmoud lands with a cross.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sameh Mahmoud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahmoud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mahmoud, right into the meat.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T3#
Lafayette ducks right into an uppercut from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Mahmoud.
Lafayette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mahmoud, right into the meat.
Lafayette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Mahmoud forces Lafayette back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Mahmoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lafayette momentarily. #CL#
Mahmoud moves into range and clinches up with Lafayette.
Mahmoud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Lafayette pulls Mahmoud into guard.
Mahmoud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mahmoud tries to free his leg and advance position but Lafayette is retaining full guard.
Mahmoud trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #SUB2#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahmoud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sameh Mahmoud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahmoud 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameh Mahmoud!
An out of breath Sameh Mahmoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: XF 45 THE END
Date: Nov 30, 2019

#R1#
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lafayette scores with a one two! Baldwin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baldwin.
Baldwin lands a two punch combo.
Baldwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Baldwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lafayette doesn't seem phased though.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown. Baldwin tries to sprawl out of it but Lafayette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baldwin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Lafayette misses with a wild combination.
Lafayette takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baldwin.
Baldwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Baldwin throws a head kick that half lands.
Baldwin throws a wild body kick that Lafayette sees coming a mile off.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafayette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baldwin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lafayette avoids it.
Baldwin lands a front kick.
Lafayette checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baldwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Baldwin throws a lazy head kick
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Lafayette as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baldwin. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
Baldwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin dodges the punch combination from Lafayette.
Baldwin keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Lafayette checks a leg kick.
Baldwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Baldwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baldwin counters with a head kick.
Baldwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Baldwin circles away.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Baldwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lafayette is able to avoid easily.
Baldwin throws a wild body kick that Lafayette sees coming a mile off.
Baldwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lafayette back to the cage. Baldwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brandon Baldwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baldwin throws a leg kick which misses Lafayette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lafayette tries to avoid it.
Baldwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lafayette.
It seemed like Lafayette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Baldwin.
Baldwin throws a right and a left that Lafayette avoids nicely. #T3#
Baldwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lafayette's head.
Lafayette doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baldwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandon Baldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Lafayette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Baldwin slams his shin into Lafayette's torso.#CL2#
Lafayette has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baldwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lafayette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lafayette blocks a head kick by Baldwin.
Lafayette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Baldwin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baldwin throws a leg kick which misses Lafayette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lafayette tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Baldwin as Lafayette shoots in.#T4#
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lafayette's head.
Baldwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Baldwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lafayette blocks a head kick by Baldwin.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baldwin throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Baldwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baldwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafayette shoots in for a double leg but Baldwin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baldwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lafayette! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Baldwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baldwin scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Baldwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Baldwin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##KD#
Baldwin lands a big head kick that sends Lafayette tumbling to the mat! Baldwin takes a step backwards and waves Lafayette back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Lafayette is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Baldwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette walks into a straight right hand from Baldwin.
Lafayette checks a leg kick nicely.
Baldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baldwin lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Baldwin thuds his shin into the meat of Lafayette's side.
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!
Baldwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lafayette is able to avoid easily.
Baldwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baldwin sets himself, and Lafayette steps forward looking for the clinch! Baldwin avoids it this time.
Baldwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafayette. That did some damage!
Lafayette shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Baldwin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Baldwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baldwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baldwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Baldwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandon Baldwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baldwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Baldwin throws a push kick but Lafayette slaps the foot to one side.
Lafayette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baldwin scores with a leg kick.
Baldwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Baldwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baldwin throws a head kick that Lafayette semi-blocks.
Lafayette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baldwin. Baldwin obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Lafayette has managed to clinch.
Baldwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baldwin wants to break free but Lafayette has control.
Lafayette jumps guard but Baldwin stands there with Lafayette around his waist. Lafayette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lafayette tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baldwin smiles and moves away.
Brandon Baldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baldwin. That's going to slow Lafayette down. #T2#
Baldwin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baldwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baldwin misses with a kick to the body.
Baldwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldwin throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Lafayette jumps guard but Baldwin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Baldwin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baldwin working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Baldwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baldwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baldwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Baldwin.
Baldwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baldwin throws a leg kick which misses Lafayette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lafayette tries to avoid it.
Baldwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baldwin throws a head kick that misses
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette connects with a nice looking jab.
Baldwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lafayette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baldwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lafayette back to the cage. Baldwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#KD#
Baldwin lands a big head kick that sends Lafayette tumbling to the mat! Baldwin takes a step backwards and waves Lafayette back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lafayette is still on wobbly legs! Can Baldwin finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lafayette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Baldwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lafayette seems to have recovered his senses.
Baldwin misses with a low kick as Lafayette jumps back.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick from Baldwin.
Lafayette wants to clinch.
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
Baldwin throws a nice head kick!
Lafayette blocks a head kick by Baldwin.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Baldwin circles away.
Baldwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lafayette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette moves out of range as Baldwin throws a body kick.
You can see that Lafayette has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Baldwin tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Baldwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Baldwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Lafayette cracks Baldwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baldwin.
Lafayette is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Baldwin like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Baldwin from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette is the new welterweight champion!
Vicente Lafayette gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: XF 41
Date: Oct 22, 2019

#R1#
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Bundy. #TD#
Lafayette looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Lafayette is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
Bundy wants to stand but Lafayette is controlling the position.
Bundy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy keeping full guard, as Lafayette tries to pass.
Bundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bundy wants to stand up but Lafayette is controlling him.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Bundy is keeping the position.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Lafayette drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Lafayette has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bundy should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lafayette has tightened it up now! Bundy should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.

Event: XF Brawl 2
Date: Sep 30, 2019

#R1#
Lafayette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Lopette.
Lopette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopette sprawls well. He's pushed Lafayette's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lafayette throws a good cross that connects.
Lopette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopette misses with a straight left.
Lafayette feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lafayette checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopette swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopette slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lopette lands with an uppercut that bounces Lafayette off the cage and back into range.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lopette thows a leg kick but Lafayette checks it
and Lafayette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Lafayette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopette, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Lopette misses with a body punch.
Lopette can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Lopette tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Lopette has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette blocks a body shot from Lopette. #TD#
Lafayette manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lafayette looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Lopette's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopette works his way back into a safe position though.
Lafayette pulls Lopette in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopette defends well.#T2##SUB#
Lopette got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopette has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Lafayette trying to keep a closed guard but Lopette is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Lafayette working for a triangle but Lopette defends it easily.
Lafayette pulls Lopette in close to his closed guard and prevents Lopette from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3##SUB#
Lafayette throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lopette uses it to pass to side control.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep.
Lafayette tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lopette avoids the attempt from Lafayette to control.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lafayette regains half guard.
Lopette passes into side control, despite Lafayette's attempt to control the position.
Lafayette tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lafayette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette tries to buck Lopette off but Lopette is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette regains half guard.#SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Lopette just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Lafayette pushes Lopette up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Lopette has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
Lopette with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopette misses with an elbow over the top.
Lafayette tries to pull guard but Lopette forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lafayette fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Lafayette pulls guard. #SUB#
Lopette has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lafayette to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lopette is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lafayette pulls down on the head and he's put Lopette to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bornas Lopette was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll Train Harder And Win My Next Fight Fans, Sorry For My Loss. '.

Event: XF 27
Date: Sep 05, 2019

#R1##TD#
Barbosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette keeps trying to improve his position.
Barbosa trying to control the pace. #T1#
Lafayette is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Barbosa prevents Lafayette from improving his position.#SUB#
Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lafayette sees it coming and defends easily.
Barbosa works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Barbosa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Lafayette avoided it.#T2#
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #TD2#
Lafayette shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lafayette showed some decent athleticism there.
Lafayette wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Lafayette has control of the leg.
Barbosa is trying to stand up here but Lafayette is controlling him well.
Lafayette passes to side control.
Barbosa pushes Lafayette away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lafayette gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T3#
Lafayette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa is not content to let Lafayette control the position.
Barbosa is trying to control Lafayette's posture but Lafayette avoids it.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lafayette content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barbosa is trying to buck Lafayette off.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barbosa is being controlled here.
Barbosa pushes Lafayette away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lafayette gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barbosa manages to get back to half guard.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Lafayette from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Lafayette is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barbosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa keeping hold of Lafayette's head, controlling as best he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A punch lands to the side of Lafayette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa thumps Lafayette with a low kick.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa cracks Lafayette with an open hand slap.
Lafayette misses with the combination.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?#T1#
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Lafayette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Lafayette throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lafayette tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette takes one on the button.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Lafayette's head back.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette connects with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.#TD2#
Lafayette fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barbosa to the ground. Lafayette is now in Barbosa's guard.#ES#
Barbosa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lafayette gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa is pushing Lafayette up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T3##TD2#
Lafayette gets control of Barbosa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lafayette will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barbosa defends it easily.#SU#
Barbosa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination. #T4#
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Lafayette takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Lafayette backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Lafayette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Lafayette tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lafayette.#CL2#
Lafayette clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Barbosa decides to pull guard. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Barbosa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Lafayette as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lafayette.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range. #T1#
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Lafayette throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Lafayette gets caught flat footed, as Barbosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lafayette is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up. #T2##SUB2#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barbosa trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Barbosa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Lafayette. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Barbosa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Lafayette shakes it off.
Lafayette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Barbosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lafayette is trying to defend but Barbosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa wants to free his trapped foot but Lafayette is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1#
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Barbosa seems to be looking for submissions.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Barbosa trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Barbosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lafayette defends it well. #SU#
Barbosa decides to stand up.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa swinging wildly here. #T3#
Lafayette misses with a hook.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Lafayette sprawls well.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Lafayette.
Lafayette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Lafayette jumps guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Barbosa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lafayette is trying to keep an underhook but Barbosa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Barbosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.#T4#
Barbosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lafayette wants to get back to full guard.
Lafayette is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafayette avoid being mounted?
Lafayette wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Barbosa had his way with Vicente Lafayette in that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Barbosa misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Lafayette has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Lafayette sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Lafayette manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Lafayette misses.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa works over Lafayette's head and body with a nice combination.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range. #T2##CL2#
Lafayette rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Lafayette won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Lafayette jumps guard. #SU#
Barbosa gets to his feet - Lafayette follows without any prompting.
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!
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Lafayette throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Lafayette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lafayette misses with a kick to the body
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Lafayette is working away.
Daniel Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Barbosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette gets back to half guard.
Lafayette scores with a few weak punches. #SUB#
Barbosa is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Lafayette is defending well.
Barbosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbosa, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Barbosa!
Daniel Barbosa retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Daniel Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TWGC 25 (170lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrew Henry Jr (ranked 21471 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 1631 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

182 cm
24 yrs
180 lbs

184 cm
37 yrs
175 lbs

Henry Jr

Lafayette

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Andrew Henry Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.

Lafayette decides to pull guard.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Lafayette has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Henry Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry Jr advances to half guard.
Henry Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lafayette wants to control but Henry Jr is keeping busy.
Henry Jr not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Henry Jr seems content to control.
Henry Jr is thwarting Lafayette's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette trying to control here.
Henry Jr wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry Jr is working away from the top position though.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Henry Jr is controlling well.
Lafayette is trying to control but can't.
Henry Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henry Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lafayette knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry Jr in particular looking to stall.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep. Henry Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry Jr is pressing down on Lafayette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lafayette is holding on for now.
Henry Jr controlling the pace.
Lafayette trying to control but Henry Jr postures up.
Henry Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henry Jr is thwarting Lafayette's attempts to control the position.
Lafayette makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lafayette.
Henry Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry Jr defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry Jr trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.

Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Henry Jr defends easily.
Henry Jr trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.

Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lafayette has his foot on Henry Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry Jr works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lafayette for as long as he can get away with.

Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henry Jr wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is keeping the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henry Jr passes Lafayette's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry Jr controlling the action here.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Henry Jr has control of the leg.
Well, if Henry Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Henry Jr is controlling well.
Henry Jr is controlling the pace.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to get back to full guard.
Henry Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette wants to control but Henry Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henry Jr stalling.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep. Henry Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette controlling the position well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lafayette is not content to let Henry Jr control the position.
Henry Jr controlling the pace.

Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Henry Jr keeps him under control.
Henry Jr wants to take a breather but Lafayette is having none of it.
Henry Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lafayette knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Henry Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Henry Jr.
Lafayette is trying to control but can't.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Henry Jr is controlling well.
Lafayette is trying to control but can't.
Henry Jr content to control rather than advance.
Henry Jr tries to pass to full mount but Lafayette defends it.
Henry Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Henry Jr (3) vs (0) Lafayette

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr controlling his opponent.
Lafayette tries to hold on but Henry Jr postures up.
Henry Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henry Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lafayette is looking to escape.
Henry Jr controlling the pace for now.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr tries to control but Lafayette wriggling away.
Henry Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry Jr continues to hold on tight.
Lafayette can't escape the position.
Henry Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lafayette is squirming around, avoiding Henry Jr's attempts to control the action.
Lafayette tries to hold on but Henry Jr pushes him away.
Lafayette really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry Jr avoids the attempt from Lafayette to control.
Henry Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lafayette is working to get back to half guard.
Henry Jr controlling the pace for now.
Henry Jr wants to control the pace but Lafayette is squirming around nicely.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lafayette slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry Jr is working away from the top position though.
Henry Jr content to control rather than advance.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette trying to control but Henry Jr postures up.
Henry Jr uses his free foot to push down on Lafayette's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lafayette.
Score +3 for passing guard: Henry Jr (6) vs (0) Lafayette
Henry Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lafayette is trying to escape the mount.
Henry Jr content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Jr takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
Andrew Henry Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2019

#R1#
Lafayette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sadeq! But no joy.
Lafayette lands with a cross. #CL#
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sadeq has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lafayette is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadeq. #BC#
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadeq throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Sadeq is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Sadeq tries to keep at a distance but Lafayette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sadeq is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette gets through Sadeq's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Good exchange - Lafayette coming out on top.#TD#
Lafayette feints and as Sadeq raises his hands in defense, Lafayette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lafayette throwing strikes from guard but Sadeq blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette advances to half guard. #SUB#
Lafayette is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sadeq is just riding it out for now. Lafayette eventually gives up the hold.
Lafayette wants to control but Sadeq is keeping him busy. #T2#
Sadeq is looking to control Lafayette's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sadeq avoid being mounted?
Lafayette not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lafayette controlling the action here. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sadeq doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lafayette.
Lafayette seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Lafayette trying to advance position but Sadeq counters by regaining guard.
Sadeq pulls Lafayette in close to prevent any damage.
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Sadeq keeps moving.
Lafayette looking to sit in guard and control but Sadeq gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lafayette is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadeq throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been informed that Sadeq has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sadeq keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
Sadeq trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sadeq is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Sadeq's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sadeq works his way back into a safe position though.
Sadeq postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sadeq distracts Lafayette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sadeq is looking to work some ground and pound but Lafayette has wrist control.#SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Sadeq's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sadeq works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sadeq misses with a looping left.
Lafayette throws a big counter combination but Sadeq scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Sadeq throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette cracks the inside of Sadeq's front leg.
Sadeq throws a hook but Lafayette avoids it easily.
Lafayette slips a jab from Sadeq.
Sadeq misses with a left hand #KD#
and Lafayette counters with a crisp one two that drops Sadeq! Lafayette thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sadeq to his feet! Sadeq is in big trouble!#ROC#
Sadeq is rocked!
Sadeq misses with a hook
and Lafayette counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Sadeq out cold! What a finish! Lafayette is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.

Event: EFC Orion vs Hawtry
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
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.#CL#
Black pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
Black has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
Lafayette lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch. #T2##CL#
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.#BC2#
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.#T3#
Lafayette moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
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.#T4#
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. #CL#
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!
#R2#
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. #CL2#
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. #BC#
Black breaks the clinch.
Lafayette throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.#BC#
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.#CL#
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.#T2#
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. #BC#
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. #T3#
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.#CUT2#
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. #T4#
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.#CL2#
Lafayette instigates a clinch.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Black breaks the clinch. #CL#
Black pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette. #BC#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL#
Black rushes Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette blocking some punches. #BC#
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. #CL#
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black blocks an uppercut. #T1#
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.#BC2#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
Black has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
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. #BC#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges. #T4#
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
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. #BC2#
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
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.

Event: EFC Tronstone vs Goldstein
Date: Apr 13, 2019

#R1#
Hepple swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Hepple has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lafayette is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No joy there for Lafayette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hepple cracks Lafayette with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hepple throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lafayette walks into a stiff left hand from Hepple.
Hepple works over Lafayette's head and body with a nice combination.
Hepple moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lafayette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hepple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hepple! But no joy.
Lafayette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hepple.
Lafayette throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hepple counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Hepple closes the distance and clinches.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Hepple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lafayettes head.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette lands a nice shot to the body.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Lafayette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hepple creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hepple lands with a right to the head.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.
Hepple lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lafayette.
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!
Lafayette has had enough of the clinch but Hepple keeps him there for the moment.
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lafayette blocking some punches. #T2#
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Hepple digs a right hand underneath Lafayette's ribcage. Lafayette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette blocks a body shot from Hepple.
Nice body punch from Lafayette - that landed with a thud.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Hepple lands a left hand.
Lafayette digs a right hand underneath Hepple's ribcage. Hepple let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lafayette blocking some punches. #BC#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hepple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hepple throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hepple just manages to avoid it.
Hepple thumps Lafayette with a low kick.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hepple misses with a body kick.
Hepple throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hepple scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.#T4#
Lafayette tries for a takedown but Hepple circles away easily
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hepple moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Lafayette clinches up against the cage.
Hepple tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple tries to throw a body punch but Lafayette avoids it by throwing Hepple back against the cage.
Lafayette lands a nice uppercut.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hepple paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Hepple rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Hepple misses with a body punch.
Hepple has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple pushes Lafayette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a push kick but Hepple slaps the foot to one side.
Lafayette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hepple sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Hepple.#T1#
Hepple chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hepple feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
Lafayette takes one on the button.
Hepple misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette is looking for a counter combo.
Hepple avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hepple misses with a wild combination.
Lafayette misses with a takedown
and Hepple counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette lands a nice hook to Hepple's body. Hepple takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hepple lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Lafayette loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hepple appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Hepple looks to land a combination. Lafayette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette throws a wild body kick that Hepple sees coming a mile off.
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body
and Hepple counters with a solid body kick.
Lafayette dives in and grabs Hepple's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hepple pushes down on Lafayette's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hepple fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
Hepple connects with a crisp jab.
Lafayette scores with a push kick.
Lafayette tries to clinch up
and Hepple makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lafayette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hepple stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Lafayette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hepple, pushing him back against the cage.#T3#
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Hepple connects with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hepple.
Lafayette misses with a few strikes there.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hepple.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hepple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hepple is fending him off so far but Lafayette persists. Nope, Hepple circles away and we're back to standing.#T4#
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Hepple is having none of it.
Hepple clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hepple misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
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!
Hepple feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lafayette throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lafayette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hepple fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hepple.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Hepple ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Hepple clinches up against the cage.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Hepple lands a hook that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Hepple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hepple lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lafayette circles away quickly and effectively.
Hepple takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD#
Lafayette dives in and scores a takedown into Hepple's guard.
Hepple is looking to stand back up but Lafayette counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hepple.
Lafayette trying to control the action but Hepple is working from the bottom.
Hepple looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hepple defends it well. #ES2#
Hepple pushes Lafayette off and gets back to his feet.#T1#
Hepple circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hepple lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Hepple moves away
and Hepple counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hepple misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Hepple.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Lafayette drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hepple sprawls and moves away.
Hepple lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Lafayette. Those never looked like landing.
Hepple attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hepple throws out the jab. #T2#
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hepple on the side of the head.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
Lafayette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hepple to score with a decent uppercut.
Hepple scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Lafayette instigates a clinch.
Lafayette lands a right hand.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette tries to circle away but Hepple has him pinned against the cage.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards. #T3#
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Hepple.
Hepple can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Hepple lands with a light punch inside.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hepple cracks Lafayette with a nice body shot.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Hepple lands a shot to the body.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Hepple.
Hepple scores with a shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
Hepple lands a nice uppercut.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Hepple.
Ronnie Hepple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
A short left from Hepple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hepple's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hepple lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lafayette or not.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Hepple scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Hepple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hepple winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Hepple!
Ronnie Hepple spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CEFC 336
Date: Mar 14, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Yip gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Yip turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Lafayette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafayette sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Yip seems to be working for a kimura but Lafayette defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
Lafayette is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lafayette wants to stand back up but Yip manages to pass into side control.
Lafayette takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lafayette is looking to regain half guard here but Yip keeps moving and retains side control.
Yip lands an elbow.
Lafayette avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yip.
Yip is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lafayette is trying to buck Yip off.#T2#
Yip is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Yip is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lafayette is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yip is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lafayette can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Yip landing a few strikes.
Lafayette is looking to regain half guard here but Yip keeps moving and retains side control.
Yip moves into full mount!
Yip moves to the back.
Yip has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lafayette's body.
Lafayette tries to escape but Yip has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T4#
Lafayette is working hard here to advance position.
Yip lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lafayette's head.#SUB2#
Lafayette defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yip's arms.
Yip trying to control.
Lafayette trying to control the action but Yip just sinks the hooks in. #SUB2#
Lafayette preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Yip has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lafayette has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Yip dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Yip is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lafayette is defending well.
Lafayette can't break the clinch.
Lafayette digs a right hand into Yip's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yip's gas tank.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Yip uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Yip lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette working a defensive guard but Yip manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lafayette is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yip's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T1#
Lafayette wants to control but Yip is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lafayette is trying to stand up here but Yip is controlling him well.
Lafayette trying to control here. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
Yip trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette manages to get to full guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Lafayette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yip has passed into half guard!
Yip perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3##SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yip is thwarting Lafayette's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
Yip doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yip appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lafayette lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lafayette cracks the inside of Yip's front leg. #CL#
Lafayette gets a clinch.
Yip blocks an uppercut.
Lafayette is trying to break free.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD2#
Yip gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lafayette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yip's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Yip right now. #SUB#
Lafayette is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yip has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lafayette's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lafayette throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lafayette is defended easily by Yip.
Lafayette with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yip makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yip clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yip takes a step back to recover.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Lafayette thows a leg kick but Yip checks it
and Yip counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yip misses the jab.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Lafayette.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown but Yip manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lafayette's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Yip drives through and clinches with Lafayette against the cage.
Yip is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lafayette is defending well.
Yip blocks a body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to circle away but Yip has him pinned against the cage.
Yip wants a takedown but no success here. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yip.
Yip changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Yip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette tries a head kick but it misses.
Yip appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Lafayette has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette working hard to break the clinch.
Yip is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lafayette pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lafayette can't break the clinch.
Lafayette is pressed up against the cage. Yip has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lafayette down to the mat. Lafayette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T3#
Yip swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yip! But no joy.#CL#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Lafayette can't find room to land a body shot as Yip controls the action.
Yip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lafayette gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body.#T4#
Yip is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lafayette is pressed up against the cage. Yip has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lafayette down to the mat. Lafayette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yip is looking to clinch but Lafayette is avoiding it.
Lafayette connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yip momentarily. #CL2#
Yip has closed the distance and engaged Lafayette in a clinch.
Lafayette prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lafayette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yip blocking some punches.
Lafayette gets underhooks to prevent Yip's takedown attempt.
Yip looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lafayette has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Lafayette!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vicente Lafayette made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: CEFC 335
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Coppfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette thuds a left hand into Coppfield's body.#CL#
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Coppfield against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lafayette.
Coppfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lafayette is keeping busy.
Lafayette keeps control of Coppfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafayette. #BC#
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coppfield misses with a leg kick
and Lafayette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coppfield doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lafayette counter with a right hand. #CL#
Lafayette moves into range and clinches up with Coppfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Lafayette throws a monster overhand right that drops Coppfield! Lafayette follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vicente Lafayette thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: CEFC 333
Date: Feb 23, 2019

#R1#
Lafayette swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Yip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Yip gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yip now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt
and Yip counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yip counters with an outside leg kick.
Lafayette scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Lafayette is looking to clinch but Yip is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yip! But no joy.
Lafayette tries for a takedown but Yip circles away easily
and Yip counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yip avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yip takes one to the side of the head.
Lafayette fails to land with a series of punches.
Yip jabs at Lafayette's body.
A jab from Yip misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lafayette as he connects with a hook.
Yip throws a leg kick #CL#
and Lafayette moves into the clinch.#T2#
Yip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lafayette gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yip drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lafayette pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Lafayette darts in and clinches Yip up against the cage.
Lafayette gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yip.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Yip uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Yip is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yip tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yip changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Yip has the dominant position.#TD2#
Yip lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4##SUB2#
Yip is working for a submission of some sort.
Yip trying to pass the guard but Lafayette defending well.
Yip is nestled in close to Lafayette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for subs from the bottom but Yip mounts him!
Lafayette slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
Lafayette wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yip! But no joy.
Lafayette swinging wildly here.
Yip only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Yip has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip goes for a takedown attempt but Lafayette pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T1##CL2#
Yip gets a clinch.
Yip effectively controlling the action here.
Yip goes for a takedown attempt but Lafayette pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Lafayette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL2#
Yip clinches up with Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Lafayette is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Yip.
Yip is trying to drag Lafayette to the mat but Lafayette just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lafayette tries to work over Yip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette is trying to break the clinch but Yip has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette goes for a double leg but Yip avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yip continues to drive forward.
Lafayette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yip moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Yip gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Yip blocking some punches.
Yip looking for a takedown.
Vicente Lafayette has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yip tries for a takedown but Lafayette manages to get underhooks.
Yip looking for a takedown.
Yip drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lafayette pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lafayette scores with a body shot.
Yip slips a jab from Lafayette.
Yip moves in looking to clinch but Lafayette pushes him off.#T4#
Lafayette throws a wild body kick that Yip sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yip! But no joy.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Yip has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lafayette is trying to keep an underhook but Yip manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Yip seems content to control.
Lafayette moves into full guard.
Yip wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lafayette throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yip escapes and throws Lafayette's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Yip lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yip to counter with a crisp jab.
Yip works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yip is looking to clinch but Lafayette is avoiding it.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafayette jabs Yip to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lafayette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Yip moves out of range. #T1#
Lafayette misses with a takedown
and Yip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt
and Yip counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yip wants to clinch.
Yip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lafayette's head.
Franky Yip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vicente Lafayette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Lafayette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lafayette tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette looks to clinch
and Yip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette darts in trying to clinch
and Yip counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette shoots and misses
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette wants to clinch
and Yip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Yip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lafayette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette closes the distance but Yip moves to the side
and Yip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette digs a good body shot into Yip's ribs.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yip unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Lafayette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yip throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette dips to his left and cracks Yip with an uppercut!
Yip just misses with a punch to the body. #T4##CL2#
Yip closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Yip circles away.
A little jabbing left from Yip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lafayette. Those never looked like landing.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yip but Yip pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yip now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lafayette darts in trying to clinch
letting Yip counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Yip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lafayette has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: CEFC 330
Date: Feb 13, 2019

#R1##CL#
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards. #BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lafayette's efforts to push away.#BC#
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Lafayette lands with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson! #CL#
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.#BC#
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Lafayette tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Lafayette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2##CL#
Anderson clinches.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a head kick that Lafayette semi-blocks.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Lafayette is avoiding it. #T3#
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lafayette manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Lafayette circles away easily#CL2#
and Lafayette counters by clinching up.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafayette's elbow.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson backing away here, and Lafayette unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafayette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Lafayette sprawls well.
Anderson tries to work over Lafayette's front leg with a kick but Lafayette checks it.
Anderson clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lafayette but Lafayette pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Anderson.#CL#
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafayette throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lafayette on the side of the head.
Anderson throws a push kick but Lafayette slaps the foot to one side.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lafayette. Lafayette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Lafayette gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette can't break the clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Lafayette 's eye. #T2#
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#BC2#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Lafayette pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafayette dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Lafayette throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lafayette wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson pushes Lafayette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Lafayette avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lafayette avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Lafayette wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lafayette throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Lafayette with an uppercut!
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Anderson rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lafayette up against the cage.#T1#
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson prevents Lafayette from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lafayette avoids the damage to the body.
Lafayette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lafayette is blocking nicely.
Lafayette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards. #T2#
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lafayette's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Lafayette takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL2#
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Lafayette throws a head punch that misses.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Lafayette tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette misses with a wild combination.
Anderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Anderson works over Lafayette's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Anderson moves out of range as Lafayette throws a body kick.
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafayette lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL2#
Lafayette forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Lafayette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lafayette after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Lafayette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
After winning the bout, Brownie Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CEFC 328
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Corll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.#TD2#
Lafayette closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Corll did well to prevent Lafayette getting side control.#SUB2#
Lafayette is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corll pushes Lafayette off looking to stand but Lafayette dives back in and keeps control. #SUB2#
Lafayette is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Corll is trying to stand back up but Lafayette is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette wants to pass to mount but Corll is defending the position.
Lafayette is controlling the pace. #T1#
Lafayette is looking to stall here but Corll recovers full guard. #SUB#
Corll has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lafayette can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Corll throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corll is looking to stand up but Lafayette isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lafayette looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lafayette postures up in Corll's guard and throws a big left but Corll blocks it.
Lafayette stops Corll from standing up.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Corll is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Corll digs a good body shot into Lafayette's ribs.#T3#
Corll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corll tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it. #CL#
Corll darts in and clinches Lafayette up against the cage.
Lafayette can't break the clinch.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Corll has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Corll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Corll. #BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lafayette avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T4#
Corll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Corll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corll.
Corll has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lafayette finds it's way round the side to connect with Corll's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Corll circles away.
Lafayette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corll, right into the meat.
Lafayette tries for a takedown but Corll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Corll. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corll jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corll misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Lafayette counters by moving into the clinch.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Corll dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Corll misses.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Corll.
Some wild striking there from Corll.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Corll rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Lafayette tries to circle away but Corll has him pinned against the cage.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Corll working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Lafayette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corll working aggressively here.
Corll working aggressively here.
Corll misses with some punches.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corll misses with some punches.
Corll scores with a shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
Corll scores with a shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
Corll lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Lafayette gets through Corll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette managing to block the knees to the body from Corll.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Corll misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Corll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lafayette in his tracks. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corll misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Corll tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dean Corll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corll motions for Lafayette to come forward. Corll throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Corll defends well and Lafayette ends up having to push Corll into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Corll 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.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Lafayette has knocked Corll down with a huge combo! Lafayette steps away and waves a wobbly Corll back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Dean Corll has been cut.
Lafayette takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corll.
Corll tries to move into range but Lafayette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#ROC2#
Corll is rocked!
Lafayette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Lafayette is looking for the big counter here.#T3#
Corll tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Lafayette lands a right hand.
Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette. #BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corll moves in looking to clinch but Lafayette pushes him off.#CL2#
Lafayette rushes Corll and presses him up against the cage.
Corll working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corll working aggressively here.
Corll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Lafayette has Corll up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Corll has the dominant position.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Corll fails to land.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Corll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Corll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lafayettes head.
Corll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Corll dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Corll's cut.
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!
#R3##CL#
Corll clinches up with Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Corll throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lafayette thows a leg kick but Corll checks it
and Corll counters with a one-two to the body.
Corll wants to clinch.
Corll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Corll takes the fight into the clinch.
Corll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lafayette avoids it.
Corll fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Corll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette has had enough of the clinch but Corll keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corll sprawls well. Corll wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lafayette gets slowly back to his feet.
Corll appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette moves away from the strike by Corll.
Corll tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Corll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lafayette lands a nice shot that snaps Corll's head back.
Corll slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Corll is having none of it.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lafayette.
Corll doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Lafayette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corll landing knees to the body.
Corll misses with some punches.
Corll misses with some punches.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Corll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Corll crunches a lovely knee into Lafayette's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land. #BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lafayette is defended easily by Corll.
Dean Corll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4##CL#
Corll closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll working aggressively here.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dean Corll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Lafayette.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Corll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corll, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Corll!
A very excited looking Dean Corll made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEFC 326
Date: Jan 22, 2019

#R1##CL#
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Applegate. #BC2#
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. #CL#
Applegate moves into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
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.#T2#
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. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Applegate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
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. #T3##BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
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. #BC#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3##CL#
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. #BC2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL#
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate. #T2#
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. #BC2#
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. #CL#
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. #T3#
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.#BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lafayette gets tackled into the cage by Applegate. Applegate maintains the clinch.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
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.#BC#
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.#CL#
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.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 145
Date: Jan 10, 2019

#R1#
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Lopette explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopette scores with a jab to the head.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopette circles away.
Lafayette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lafayette connects with a body shot.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette swinging wildly here. #KD#
Lafayette lands a left and a right that send Lopette crashing to the mat, dazed. Lafayette thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Bornas Lopette has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lafayette there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Lopette tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopette is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lafayette lands a jab.
Lafayette steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Lopette is out on his feet! Lafayette sets himself and nearly takes Lopette's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bornas Lopette was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll Train Harder And Win My Next Fight Fans, Sorry For My Loss. '.

Event: CEFC 323
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
O Donno throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
O Donno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Farm in the buildup to the fight.
O Donno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO Donno.
A head kick by O Donno misses #CL2#
and Lafayette counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lafayette. #BC#
O Donno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo O Donno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lafayette tries to clinch but O Donno moves away
and O Donno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but O Donno moves out of range.
Lafayette slips a jab and a cross from O Donno.
O Donno is looking to slow Lafayette down with leg kicks.
O Donno misses with a double jab
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lafayette looks for the body kick but O Donno saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Lafayette pushes O Donno up against the cage in a clinch.
O Donno misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
O Donno has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette being controlled against the cage.
Lafayette letting O Donno take a breather here.
O Donno seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Lafayette checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Donno throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette misses with a double jab.
Lafayette lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from O Donno misses the target.
Lafayette shoots and misses
and O Donno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.#T2#
Lafayette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
O Donno throws a head kick that misses
and Lafayette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Donno misses with a double jab.
And Lafayette tries to counter it with a takedown but O Donno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - O Donno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Donno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Donno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Donno lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donno keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Donno. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Donno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lafayette under the eye.#T3#
O Donno leaves Lafayette with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aldo O Donno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.#CL2#
Lafayette has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Donno working hard to break the clinch.
O Donno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lafayette.
O Donno swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donno throws out the jab.
O Donno throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Donno lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lafayette backs up against the cage.
O Donno throws a combination that misses
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.#T4#
Lafayette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Donno can pounce on him.
O Donno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Donno circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Donno throws a quick counter head kick but Lafayette was just out of range.
Aldo O Donno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donno throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette counters with a straight right hand.
O Donno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lafayette's head backwards.#CL2#
Lafayette has closed the distance and engaged O Donno in a clinch.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for O Donno to work.
A nice left hand lands by Lafayette.
O Donno misses with some punches.
O Donno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lafayette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aldo O Donno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lafayette tries to clinch up but O Donno circles away and keeps his distance.
O Donno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Donno but O Donno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
O Donno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lafayette. Lafayette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Donno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette counters with a body kick.
O Donno throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donno lunges at Lafayette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lafayette's hand.
O Donno misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafayette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Lafayette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
O Donno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lafayette slips under a jab from O Donno.
O Donno moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
O Donno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donno throws a leg kick but Lafayette checks it.
O Donno misses with a straight right.
O Donno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
O Donno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lafayette at a distance. #T2#
Lafayette is looking to clinch but O Donno is avoiding it.
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#TD2#
Lafayette looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lafayette wants to control but O Donno is keeping him busy.
O Donno won't allow Lafayette to pass to mount.
Lafayette trying to control the action but O Donno is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafayette not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
O Donno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lafayette.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lafayette controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Lafayette has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O Donno takes one to the chin there.
Lafayette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lafayette tries to clinch up
and O Donno counters with a stiff right hand.
O Donno thows a leg kick but Lafayette checks it #TD2#
and Lafayette counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Donno won't be happy with that. #T4#
Lafayette is looking to take a break and control but O Donno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lafayette is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Donno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Donno sneaks back into half guard.
Lafayette misses with a head shot. O Donno uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
O Donno slips under a jab from Lafayette.
O Donno lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Aldo O Donno is winning the standup battle so far.
O Donno lands a jab-cross combination.
O Donno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Donno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Donno throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
O Donno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette walks into a jab.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from O Donno. #CL2#
Lafayette pushes O Donno up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Donno lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Donno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Donno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Donno.
The referee calls for O Donno to work.
O Donno blocks an uppercut.
O Donno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafayette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Donno prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette can't find room to land a body shot as O Donno controls the action.
O Donno avoiding damage.
Lafayette tries to throw a body punch but O Donno avoids it by throwing Lafayette back against the cage. #T2#
O Donno working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
O Donno manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Donno.
O Donno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Donno thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Lafayette gets a clinch.
O Donno just leaning against Lafayette, taking a breather.
O Donno misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands. #BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
O Donno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette wants to clinch up but O Donno keeps it at a distance.
O Donno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette tries to clinch
and O Donno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Donno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
O Donno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lafayette shoots in and drives through. O Donno sprawls well.
As Lafayette backs away, O Donno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for O Donno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lafayette is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Donno with a body shot.
O Donno lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Lafayette avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
O Donno throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by O Donno.
O Donno lands with a straight right. Lafayette didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by O Donno.
Lafayette slips a jab from O Donno.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
O Donno throws a shot to the body.
O Donno feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down. #TD2#
Lafayette gets a double leg takedown into O Donno's guard.
Lafayette looking to pass the guard.
Lafayette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo O Donno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Donno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo O Donno!
A relieved looking Aldo O Donno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CEFC 322
Date: Dec 15, 2018

#R1#
Applegate scores with a shot to the body.
Applegate moves in looking to clinch but Lafayette pushes him off.
Applegate throws a shot to the body.
Applegate scores with a head kick. Lafayette tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
Applegate takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafayette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Applegate is trying to force a seperation but Lafayette has the dominant position.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Applegate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lafayette.#BC2#
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Applegate cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg. #CL#
Applegate clinches.
Applegate misses with some punches. #T1##BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Applegate closes the distance and pushes Lafayette back into the cage.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Lafayette is trying to break the clinch but Applegate is controlling him.#BC#
Applegate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Applegate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Applegate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Applegate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Applegate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Lafayette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Applegate tries to clinch up.
Lafayette is looking for the big counter here.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Applegate moves out of range. #CL2#
Lafayette moves into range and clinches up with Applegate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Applegate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.
Lafayette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Applegate tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette blocks an elbow strike from Applegate. #T3#
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate tries to land knees in the clinch but Lafayette avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Applegate working hard to break the clinch.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette blocks an elbow strike from Applegate.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
Applegate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Applegate is looking to clinch.
Lafayette let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Applegate moves out of range. #T4#
Applegate fails with a takedown attempt.
Applegate scores with a leg kick.
Applegate wants to clinch
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Applegate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate digs a right hand into Lafayette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lafayette's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abner Applegate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Applegate clinches with his opponent.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Lafayette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate keeps control of Lafayette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Applegate tries to clinch up.
Lafayette displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Applegate. #CL#
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate has Lafayette pressed against the cage, preventing Lafayette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T1#
Lafayette wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Applegate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Applegate presses Lafayette against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Applegate. #T2#
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lafayette lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Applegate tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Applegate.
Applegate stalks Lafayette and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lafayette's face. Lafayette staggers backwards, shaken.
Applegate throws a front kick that sends Lafayette stumbling back into the cage.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Applegate tenderised Lafayette's leg. Lafayette is trying to keep his angry face on.
Applegate is looking to clinch. #T3##CL#
Applegate has closed the distance and engaged Lafayette in a clinch.
Applegate missing with knees to the body.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette wants to break free but Applegate has control.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lafayette blocks it with crossed arms.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Applegate tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Applegate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?#T4#
Applegate misses with some punches.
Lafayette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Applegate works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.
Applegate prevents Lafayette from breaking the clinch.
Applegate tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Lafayette avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Applegate prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abner Applegate dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Applegate darts in and clinches Lafayette up against the cage.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Applegate breaks the clinch. #CL#
Applegate drives through and clinches with Lafayette against the cage.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette working hard to break the clinch.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Lafayette can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1##BC2#
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Applegate tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Applegate tries to score with a low kick but Lafayette moves his leg out of the way.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafayette takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL#
Lafayette gets tackled into the cage by Applegate. Applegate maintains the clinch.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lafayette working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Applegate. That did some damage!#CL#
Applegate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Applegate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette wants to break free but Applegate has control.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lafayette has had enough of the clinch but Applegate keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette wants to break free but Applegate has control.
Lafayette lands with a short shot to the head.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Lafayette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate. #T3#
Applegate misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.#BC#
Applegate breaks from the clinch.
Applegate closes the distance but Lafayette moves to the side
letting Lafayette counter with a right hand.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner Applegate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Applegate.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Applegate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Applegate.
Applegate tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Applegate.
Applegate fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Applegate does it's job there.
Applegate drops his hands momentarily and Lafayette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Applegate works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Applegate. #BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette tries to move into range but Applegate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL#
Applegate rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Lafayette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abner Applegate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Applegate 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abner Applegate!
An out of breath Abner Applegate thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEFC 319
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1##CL#
Reid has managed to clinch. #BC#
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Reid forces Lafayette back against the cage and clinches.
Reid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
Reid gets through Lafayette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lafayette.
Reid has Lafayette pushed against the cage.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but Lafayette won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette working aggressively here. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch. #CL#
Reid forces Lafayette back against the cage and clinches.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reid takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Reid misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lafayette! But no joy.
Reid misses with a left hand
and Lafayette counters with a left and a right... And another left! Reid is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: CEFC 318
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maanpohja misses with a takedown
and Lafayette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Lafayette has knocked Maanpohja down with a huge combo! Lafayette steps away and waves a wobbly Maanpohja back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Maanpohja is rocked!
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Maanpohja avoids them all with ease.
Oh Maanpohja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maanpohja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lafayette counters with a huge left! Maanpohja is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lafayette isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Maanpohja from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lafayette!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: CEFC 317
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette tries to bum rush Dunn with a series of wild strikes but Dunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dunn.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunn throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lafayette misses its target.
Jab by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Dunn as he checks the leg kick.
Dunn throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Dunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a looping left.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lafayette jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Lafayette was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lafayette throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Dunn.
Lafayette throwing a counter right hand but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Dunn lands with a straight right. Lafayette didn't see that one coming.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Lafayette shows good takedown defense.
As Dunn backs away, Lafayette returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#TD2#
Dunn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Dunn is trying to get an arm triangle but Lafayette is defending well. #SUB2#
Dunn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2##SUB2#
Dunn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lafayette knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lafayette tries to escape but Dunn is in control.
Dunn trying to control the position but Lafayette is working away.
Lafayette is pushing Dunn's head away, looking to escape. Dunn manages to hold on to the position though.
Dunn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dunn is controlling him well.#T3#
Lafayette is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Dunn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lafayette tries to escape but Dunn is in control. #ES#
Lafayette throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dunn misses with an uppercut.
Dunn misses the jab.
Dunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
Lafayette rushes Dunn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lafayette. #T4#
Lafayette gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Dunn.#BC#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
Dunn misses with a body shot
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Alastair Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Dunn.
Lafayette attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lafayette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alastair Dunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Dunn throws a hook but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunn throws a jab when Lafayette was well out of range.
Dunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Lafayette off the cage and back into range.
Dunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lafayette tries to avoid it but Dunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lafayette to the ground. Lafayette escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Dunn misses.
Lafayette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dunn in his tracks.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Dunn is having none of it.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunn.
Lafayette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunn misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Lafayette misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunn. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
A combination from Dunn does no damage. #T1#
Dunn scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Lafayette moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Dunn's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lafayette scores with a body shot. #CL#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Lafayette gets through Dunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunn wants a takedown.
Lafayette lands a left hand. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn misses the jab.
Dunn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
Dunn unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dunn swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Lafayette counters with a crisp one two that drops Dunn! Lafayette thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dunn to his feet! Dunn is in big trouble!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Lafayette, which made it look bad.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Dunn.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette moves out of range as Dunn strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.
Dunn shoots in for a double leg but Lafayette sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Dunn misses its intended target.
Lafayette plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Dunn swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Dunn face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.

Event: CEFC 314
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lafayette lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lafayette counters with a right hand to the body.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Lafayette lands a right hook to the body.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lafayette is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick. #T1#
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Lafayette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lafayette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lafayette tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lafayette checks it well.
Wright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Wright misses.
Lafayette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette lands a jab to the head.
Ira Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lafayette under the eye.#T2#
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Lafayette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Lafayette.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands a right hand.
A short right from Wright.
Wright prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Lafayette.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Lafayette avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Wright.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Wright has Lafayette pressed against the cage, preventing Lafayette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafayette's elbow.
Wright misses with some punches. #T4#
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lafayette's efforts to push away.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette lands a left hand.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lafayette on the inside. #BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Lafayette's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Wright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wright scrambles back to his feet.
Lafayette blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Lafayette avoids a kick to the body.
Wright is looking to clinch but Lafayette is avoiding it.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lafayette moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Lafayette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright lands with a straight right. Lafayette didn't see that one coming.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Wright looks for the body kick but Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser. #KD2#
A head kick lands from Lafayette that sends Wright to the canvas. Wright tries to scramble back to his feet but Lafayette brings him back down into side control. #ROC2#
Wright is rocked!#CUT2#
Ira Wright's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oh Wright is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SU2#
Lafayette decides to stand back up. Lafayette steps back and let's Wright get back to his feet.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Lafayette counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lafayette.
Lafayette's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lafayette working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is trying to control the position but Lafayette postures up.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Lafayette throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright sets himself, and Lafayette steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lafayette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Lafayette moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Lafayette finds it's way through Wright's defenses. #CUT2#
Ira Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lafayette defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lafayette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Wright throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lafayette with a hook.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lafayette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lafayette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Wright.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat. #T1#
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
Wright fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette just manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lafayette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Lafayette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lafayette tries to avoid it.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#
Jeez, Ira Wright's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lafayette with a poor takedown
letting Wright counter with a right hand. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright digs a good hook to Lafayette's body.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the head.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Lafayette shrugs it off though.
Wright moves out of range as Lafayette throws a body kick.
Wright moves out of range as Lafayette strikes.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #TD2#
Lafayette looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Lafayette from controlling successfully. #T3#
Wright trying to control the position here.
Lafayette showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright is pulling down on Lafayette's head to control his posture. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Lafayette is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wright controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lafayette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lafayette fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright works Lafayette's body with a nice hook.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
A victorious Ira Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DFN#55 LaFayette vs Reilly
Date: Sep 29, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
Reilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Jab by Reilly.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly lands an overhand right.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reilly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Reilly.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Lafayette catches Reilly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette tries to score with a low kick but Reilly moves his leg out of the way.
Lafayette sets himself, and Reilly steps forward looking for the clinch! Lafayette avoids it this time.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Lafayette seems unphased. #CL2#
Reilly pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette avoids the elbow strike from Reilly, against the cage.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly takes a shot to the head.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lafayette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Lafayette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Lafayette leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lafayette dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
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!
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Lafayette throws a head punch that misses.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette blocks the elbow strike.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette blocks the elbow strike.
Lafayette throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafayette.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Lafayette misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly gets through Lafayette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette blocks a body shot from Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Reilly dominated that 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.
#R2#
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lafayette moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reilly throws a head kick but Lafayette moves out of range.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lafayette lands a jab to Reilly's midsection.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Lafayette slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly gets through Lafayette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Frank Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Lafayette.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Lafayette cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lafayette.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafayette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette lands with a right to the head. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Lafayette tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Lafayette managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Reilly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Reilly clinches up against the cage.
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lafayette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lafayette pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lafayette misses with a body punch.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Lafayette is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
Lafayette lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Lafayette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
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!
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Lafayette blocking some punches. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Lafayette tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Lafayette lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
Lafayette blocks a body shot from Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette blocks the elbow strike. #T3#
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lafayette avoids it.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Lafayette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafayette.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Lafayette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lafayette or not.
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!
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Lafayette misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Reilly takes a shot to the head.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafayette is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vicente Lafayette.
Well Reilly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
After winning the bout, Frank Reilly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DFN#51 Lafayette vs Murphy
Date: Aug 25, 2018

#R1#
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Lafayette seems unphased.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Lafayette saw it coming and moves away.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lafayette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Lafayette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Lafayette's head back.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Lafayette jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Lafayette tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Lafayette. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy catches Lafayette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy with a nice cross.#T3#
Lafayette wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Lafayette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Lafayette.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Lafayette shrugs it off though.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lafayette. That one must have hurt.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
A big right from Murphy misses.
Lafayette is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
Murphy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy thumps Lafayette with a low kick.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Lafayette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lafayette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Lafayette backing up. Lafayette nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lafayette lands a jab to the head.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lafayette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lafayette has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lafayette and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Lafayette tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
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!
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lafayette might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy. #T1#
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Murphy moves out of range as Lafayette throws a body kick.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Lafayette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
Murphy cracks Lafayette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lafayette connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lafayette thinking.
A leg kick checked by Lafayette.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lafayette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy throws a hook but Lafayette avoids it easily.
Lafayette throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T3#
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lafayette's head backwards.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy motions for Lafayette to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Lafayette thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Lafayette saw that one coming.
Murphy slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Lafayette is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lafayette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tobias Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Lafayette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lafayette tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lafayette thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Murphy feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Lafayette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lafayette misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafayette is looking to counter punch.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.#T2#
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
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 throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T3#
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Murphy slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Lafayette misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Lafayette's ribs.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Lafayette looks to throw a body kick
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DUEL#171 Lafayette vs Denke
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and Denke counters with a right hand to the body.
Denke ducks right into an uppercut from Lafayette. #CUT#
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denke at a distance.
Lafayette tries to bum rush Denke with a series of wild strikes but Denke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke throws a series of punches but Lafayette avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Lafayette was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Denke.
Denke works the jab nicely.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette throws a nice looking combination but Denke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy right hand. Denke should have avoided that one.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDenke.
Denke jabs Lafayette right on the nose. Lafayette blinks but takes it well.#T1##CL2#
Denke instigates a clinch.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denke.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Denke.
A right hook to the body lands for Denke.
Denke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafayette.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette misses with a body punch.
Denke blocks a body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lafayettes head. #T2##BC2#
Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette tries a low kick but Denke avoids it.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook.
Denke swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Denke moves out of range as Lafayette strikes.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Denke ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away. #T3#
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lafayette misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Denke counters by clinching up.
A right hand to the body from Denke.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Lafayette tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Lafayette back against the cage.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette dodges an elbow strike from Denke.
Denke tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Lafayette blocks the elbow strike.
Denke is looking to control Lafayette's arms but Lafayette gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denke has his back to the cage.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafayette tries a body shot but Denke blocks it.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Denke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
Lafayette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke has Lafayette pressed against the cage.
Denke tries to throw a body punch but Lafayette avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage.
Denke blocks a body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Denke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette tries to work over Denke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lafayette with a body shot.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Lafayette takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Denke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Denke.
A quick step to the side and Lafayette tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke tries to land a front kick but Lafayette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lafayette.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Denke checks it well. #T1#
Denke avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Denke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Denke.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Lafayette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Denke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafayette lands a lovely overhand right.
Denke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denke scrambles back to his feet.#ROC#
Denke is rocked!
Lafayette is stalking Denke. Denke circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lafayette, and it's lights out! Denke really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.

Event: DUEL#169 Lafayette vs Sigit
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sigit in his tracks.
Sigit takes one to the chin there.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lafayette sprawls well. Lafayette wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sigit gets slowly back to his feet.#TD2#
Sigit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lafayette to the mat! Lafayette manages to get full guard.
Sigit with a nice head shot there.
Sigit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette controls Sigit momentarily but Sigit frees himself.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Sigit from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sigit is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Lafayette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Sigit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sigit lands a couple of elbows.
Lafayette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sigit.
Sigit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafayette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sigit defends well.#SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Sigit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sigit works his way back into a safe position though.#T2##SUB#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Sigit defends easily.
Sigit scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sigit defends it easily.
Sigit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sigit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sigit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sigit is aware though and is defending well.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sigit distracts Lafayette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sigit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3##SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Sigit pushes his legs off easily.
Sigit cracks Lafayette with a solid left hand.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Sigit from controlling successfully.
Sigit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lafayette trying to control the position.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Sigit from controlling successfully.
Sigit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Sigit defends easily.
Sigit landing with the ground and pound. #T4##SUB#
Lafayette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sigit working some strikes from top position.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sigit passes Lafayette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sigit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lafayette's head.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Sigit sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Sigit seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lafayette is pressing down on Sigit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sigit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Sigit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lafayette counters with a nice body shot.
Sigit with a poor takedown
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sigit closes the distance and clinches up with Lafayette, looking for a takedown. Sigit pushes Lafayette against the cage but Lafayette circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lafayette as he avoids it easily.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.
Lafayette lands a nice hook to Sigit's body. Sigit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sigit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lafayette sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lafayette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Sigit down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette motions for Sigit to come forward. Lafayette throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sigit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sigit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Jab, jab by Lafayette - just one landing. #T1#
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lafayette as he avoids it easily.
Lafayette throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Sigit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Sigit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sigit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lafayette's head.
Sigit works over Lafayette with some ground and pound from guard.
Lafayette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lafayette is trying to control the position but Sigit postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sigit with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Sigit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sigit wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
Sigit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette prevents Sigit from improving position.
Sigit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep.
Sigit lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sigit lands a nice forearm strike.
Lafayette sneaks back into half guard.
Sigit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3##SUB2#
Sigit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sigit is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sigit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sigit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sigit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Lafayette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sigit cracks Lafayette with a big right hand but Lafayette just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lafayette is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T4#
Sigit tries to advance to mount but Lafayette denies him.
Lafayette tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sigit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lafayette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafayette is trying to get back to half guard.
Sigit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sigit lands a few punches from side control.
Lafayette is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sigit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Sigit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigit trying to mount his opponent but Lafayette defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sigit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Lafayette stuffs the takedown.
Sigit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sigit ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
And Sigit tries to counter it with a takedown but Lafayette pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sigit ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Good leg kick by Lafayette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lafayette sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sigit at a distance.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Sigit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Sigit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Lafayette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown. Lafayette tries to sprawl out of it but Sigit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lafayette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Lafayette.
Sigit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sigits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2##TD2#
Sigit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lafayette was covering up waiting for the punch and Sigit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sigit looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigit trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sigit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Sigit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lafayette is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Sigit lands a couple of digs.
Sigit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sigit is working Lafayette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sigit throwing strikes from guard but Lafayette blocks nicely.
Sigit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sigit landing a few strikes.
Sigit working the head and body with strikes.
Sigit working the ground and pound.
Sigit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lafayette manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lafayette moves nicely into side control. #T4#
Lafayette is looking to take a break and control but Sigit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sigit tries to bench press Lafayette off him but Lafayette keeps the position.
Sigit has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sigit managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lafayette.
Sigit manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigit is staying active underneath Lafayette, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Sigit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lafayette pulls his head out easily.
Sigit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sigit.
Sigit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette clearly takes that 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.
#R4#
Lafayette lands a head shot.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown but Lafayette shows good takedown defense.
Lafayette seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Sigit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sigit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sigit fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sigit works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lafayette avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sigit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette taking a bit of punishment here - Sigit scoring with strikes.
Sigit working the body and head with strikes.
Lafayette is trying to control Sigit's posture but Sigit avoids it.
Lafayette is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T1#
Lafayette is trying to improve his position.
Sigit has control of an arm but Lafayette manages to advance to Sigit's back!
Sigit can't escape the position.
Sigit keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Lafayette is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lafayette is trying to stick to Sigit's back but Sigit is turning into Lafayette. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lafayette's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sigit.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lafayette controls Sigit momentarily but Sigit frees himself.
Lafayette can't keep his opponent in guard - Sigit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
Sigit wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well.
Lafayette holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lafayette works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sigit with a nice head shot there.
Sigit wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
Sigit working some strikes from top position.
Sigit forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Sigit is looking for a kimura here. #T3#
Sigit drops an elbow to the side of Lafayette's head.
Sigit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sigit is nestled in close to Lafayette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lafayette is trying to maintain the position but Sigit is very close to passing his half guard.
Sigit throwing shots but Lafayette is blocking nicely.
Sigit winds up and cracks Lafayette with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sigit is looking to pass Lafayette's guard but actually Lafayette recovers to full guard.
Lafayette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sigit scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Sigit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sigit has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Sigit works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Sigit working Lafayette over with strikes.
Sigit passes to side control.
Lafayette prevents Sigit from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sigit dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigit moves away.
Sigit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lafayette defends well and Sigit ends up having to push Lafayette into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lafayette.
Sigit fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown. Lafayette tries to sprawl out of it but Sigit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lafayette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lafayette appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.#T1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sigit.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Sigit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Sigit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sigit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lafayette sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sigit somewhat.
Sigit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette thuds his right hand into Sigit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sigit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2##TD2#
Lafayette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Sigit pushes his legs off easily.
Lafayette has momentary wrist control but Sigit slips an elbow through the middle.
Sigit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafayette looking to control. #SUB#
Sigit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sigit has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sigit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Sigit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sigit passes Lafayette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Sigit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafayette!
Lafayette can't escape the position.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lafayette tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Sigit working for a submission but Lafayette is keeping him at bay.
Sigit unloading with bombs!#T4#
Sigit dominating with strikes here.
Sigit breaks from Lafayette's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sigit postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lafayette looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigit with shots to the head and body - Lafayette looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sigit is landing with some decent strikes but Lafayette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sigit landing strikes from the mount and Lafayette is in trouble!
Sigit is landing with some decent strikes but Lafayette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lafayette tries to reverse the position but Sigit maintains control.
Lafayette is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sigit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sigit dominating with strikes here.
Sigit is landing with some decent strikes but Lafayette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Sigit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lafayette in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Sigit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sigit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sigit!
The Sigit is the new welterweight champion!
The Sigit took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thx y'all ..fvck you biro !!. Dont strip my belt.'.

Event: DUEL#165 Lafayette vs Denke
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Denke scores with a nice strike.
Lafayette slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
A quick step to the side and Lafayette tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT#
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Lafayette swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Denke.
Lafayette throws a right hand that Denke ducks under and follows up with a left that Denke also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Denke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Denke misses with a few strikes there.
Denke lands with a shot to the body.
Lafayette fails to land the takedown.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Lafayette delivers a nice body kick.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Denke.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Lafayette wants to slow Denke down by chopping away at his legs.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Denke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lafayette checks a low kick from Denke.
A little feinted left hand from Lafayette on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lafayette circles away quickly and effectively.
Denke throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Denke cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Denke.
Lafayette feinted with a counter takedown.#T2#
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Denke 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.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke scores with a push kick.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette throwing a counter right hand but Denke manages to avoid it.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denke throws a series of strikes that have Lafayette backpedaling.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Lafayette checks a leg kick. #T3#
Lafayette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denke checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Denke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denke takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Denke gets a clinch.
Denke scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Denke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lafayette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke tries to bum rush Lafayette with a series of wild strikes but Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lafayette throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke throws a counter combo.
Denke just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Lafayette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karl Denke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Denke avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a hook but Denke blocks it.
Denke wants to counter the offense by Lafayette and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Denke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lafayette is looking to wear down Denke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Lafayette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Denke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lafayette scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Lafayette - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denke moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Denke tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
A big left from Denke misses.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Denke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Denke settles back down.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denke lands a right hook to the body.
Denke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Denke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lafayette scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Denke! But no joy.
Denke throws a right hand that Lafayette ducks under and follows up with a left that Lafayette also avoids with ease.
Denke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
A shot to the liver by Denke. Beautiful body shot.
Denke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Denke counters with a one-two to the body.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denke.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Denke unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Denke moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
As Lafayette backs off Denke throws a huge counter combo but Lafayette manages to avoid it all.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Denke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Denke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lafayette catches Denke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Lafayette counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Denke knows he should have avoided that one.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Nice body punch from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with the combination.
Denke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Lafayette scores with a four punch combination!#ROC#
Denke is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Karl Denke's cut even more.
Lafayette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lafayette lands a glancing blow to the side of Denke's head.
Denke is still on wobbly legs! Can Lafayette finish him?
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Denke seems to have recovered his senses.
Denke just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lafayette, right into the meat.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Lafayette lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lafayette blocks it well.
Lafayette misses with a body shot
and Denke counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Denke counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Denke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lafayette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lafayette is looking to land body kicks.
Denke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Denke wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Lafayette moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDenke.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Denke.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lafayette moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lafayette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette has his takedown stuffed
and Denke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafayette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denke finds it's way round the side to connect with Lafayette's head.
Denke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Denke avoids them all with ease.
Karl Denke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
Lafayette tests Denke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke throws a wild body kick that Lafayette sees coming a mile off.
Denke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T2#
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!
Denke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Denke as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denke.
Denke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lafayette throws a shot to the body.
Lafayette fails with the takedown.
Denke lands with a nice combination. Lafayette backs away looking to recover.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafayette scores with a nice body kick. #T3#
Lafayette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lafayette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denke lands with a cross.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Denke is looking to clinch.
Denke fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Denke tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Lafayette misses with an uppercut
and Denke counters with a nice uppercut.
Denke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke throws a right and a left that Lafayette avoids nicely.
Lafayette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Denke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lafayette can pounce on him.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denke's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lafayette sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lafayette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a body shot
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Vicente Lafayette did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Lafayette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Denke.
Lafayette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette misses with a double jab.
Denke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Denke jabs Lafayette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lafayette.
Denke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Denke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.
Lafayette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Denke does no damage.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke. #T1#
Denke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Denke avoids the punch easily.
Denke looks for the body kick but Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette misses the body punch
and Denke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lafayette's knee momentarily.
Denke slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Denke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Denke tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it.
Lafayette changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette misses with a low kick as Denke jumps back.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke. #T2#
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Denke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denke avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Denke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lafayette looks for a takedown but Denke sprawls well.
Denke lands a nice looking body shot. #T3#
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Denke tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lafayette.
Denke ducks right into an uppercut from Lafayette.
Denke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Denke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lafayette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.#T4#
Lafayette misses with a two punch combination.
Denke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.
You can see that Denke has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Denke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lafayette is able to avoid easily.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Denke swinging wildly here.
Lafayette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafayette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lafayette connects with a body shot that sends Denke's belly button to the back.
Denke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Denke down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Karl Denke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Denke misses with a double jab
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Denke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denke scrambles back to his feet.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Denke throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Denke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lafayette with a nice cross.
Lafayette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Denke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Denke looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well. #T1#
Lafayette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lafayette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Denke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Denke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lafayette circles away quickly and effectively.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
Lafayette cracks Denke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lafayette misses with a wild combination.
Vicente Lafayette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Denke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Denke looks to clinch
and Lafayette counters with a left to the body.
Lafayette scores with a hook.
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!
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Lafayette wants to land a leg kick but Denke is out of range.
Denke unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Denke misses.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Lafayette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Denke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T3#
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the head.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Denke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lafayette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lafayette lunges at Denke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denke's hand.
Lafayette takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Denke wants to counter the offense by Lafayette and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lafayette attempts a counter takedown but Denke avoids it well and moves away.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Lafayette works Denke's body with a nice hook.#T4#
Lafayette takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Denke darts in trying to clinch
and Lafayette counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette misses with a leg kick.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Denke tries to bum rush Lafayette with a series of wild strikes but Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lafayette has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette retains his welterweight title!
Vicente Lafayette decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: DUEL#157 Lafayette vs Halo
Date: May 26, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lafayette throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Halo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Halo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafayette!
Halo controlling the position easily from mount.
Lafayette is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Halo.
Halo breaks from Lafayette's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo controlling the pace for now. #T1#
Halo tries to control but Lafayette wriggling away.
Halo landing strikes from the mount.
Halo controlling from mount.
Halo tries to control but Lafayette wriggling away.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Halo has control of Lafayette's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lafayette regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Halo lands a heavy elbow. #T2##SUB2#
Lafayette defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Halo.
Halo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Halo wants to control the pace but Lafayette is squirming around nicely.
Halo landing strikes from the mount and Lafayette is in trouble! #SUB2#
Halo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lafayette is now in Halo's guard. A big mistake from Halo there, giving up the dominant position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Lafayette tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lafayette.
Halo wants to hit a switch here but Lafayette passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Halo there!
Halo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T3##SUB#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Halo defends easily. #SUB#
Halo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halo has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Halo wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving. #SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Halo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halo has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Halo defends easily.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Halo pushing down on Lafayette's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Lafayette is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lafayette trying to control but Halo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Lafayette defends it. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo dominated that round.
That's time! Lafayette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Halo shoots and misses
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halo misses with a takedown
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halo really felt that one!
Lafayette pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo is looking to chop away at Lafayette's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown but Lafayette manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Halo.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette misses the jab.
Lafayette stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lafayette wants it to stay on the feet.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Arthur Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Halo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafayette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halo throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Lafayette counters with a leg kick.
Halo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lafayette sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Lafayette.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Halo tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lafayette's head.#T2#
Halo throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo shoots in and drives through. Lafayette sprawls well.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lafayette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body #TD2#
and Halo counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T3#
Halo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Lafayette wants to get back to his feet.
Halo trying to pass the guard but Lafayette defending well. #SUB2#
Halo wants to work for an arm triangle but Lafayette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Halo seems to be looking for submissions.
Lafayette is not content to let Halo control the position.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lafayette knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halo is thwarting Lafayette's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Lafayette actively working from the bottom here.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Halo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Halo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafayette!
Halo with the ground and pound from mount.
Halo working the ground and pound effectively.
Lafayette is trying to escape the mount.
Lafayette in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Lafayette swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Halo dives in for a single leg takedown but Lafayette sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body #CL2#
and Halo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses #TD2#
and Halo counters with a takedown into side control.
Halo scoring with punches from side control.
Halo scoring with punches from side control.
Halo takes a little break here. Lafayette wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Lafayette managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Halo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Lafayette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafayette is trying to get back to half guard.
Lafayette struggling a bit here.
Halo trying to control the action but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Lafayette wants to control but Halo postures up.
Lafayette manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halo's best efforts.#SUB2#
Halo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Halo is working for a kimura but Lafayette is defending it quite comfortably.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lafayette can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Halo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lafayette is now in Halo's guard. A big mistake from Halo there, giving up the dominant position!
Lafayette looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Lafayette is looking to stand up but Halo won't let him.
Arthur Halo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lafayette not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Lafayette is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Halo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Lafayette is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafayette avoid being mounted?
Halo wants to pass to mount but Lafayette is defending the position. #SUB2#
Halo is looking for a kimura here.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Halo looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Lafayette takes one to the side of the head. #KD#
Lafayette drops Halo with a beautiful combination! Halo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lafayette is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Halo has been cut.
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette scores with a hook.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo shoots in but Lafayette avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Lafayette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Lafayette cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lafayette swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
so Halo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB#
Halo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halo has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Halo stands and throws Lafayette's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Halo working away.
Halo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lafayette some visible discomfort.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lafayette keeps working.
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!
Lafayette struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Halo is trying to get an arm triangle but Lafayette is defending well.
Lafayette can't do much from the bottom here.
Lafayette is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T3#
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo scoring with punches from side control.
Lafayette can't do much from the bottom here.
Lafayette manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Lafayette actively working from the bottom here.
Halo trying to control the action but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Halo working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Halo is working for a kimura but Lafayette is defending it quite comfortably. #T4#
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Halo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halo works his way back into a safe position though.
Lafayette can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halo controls the pace.#SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Arthur Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Halo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Halo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lafayette avoids it really well and circles away.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo looks for a takedown but Lafayette sprawls well.
Lafayette half committed to a counter leg kick.
Halo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette wants to slow Halo down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lafayette. Lafayette obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Lafayette finds it's target.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lafayette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo shoots in and drives through. Lafayette sprawls well.
Halo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vicente Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Halo.#T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #ROC#
Halo is rocked!
Lafayette cracks Halo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Halo falls backwards against the cage. Lafayette follows up with more strikes that drop Halo to his knees. Lafayette keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Halo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette is the new welterweight champion!
Vicente Lafayette decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: DUEL#153 Sigit vs Halo
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT2#
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Lafayette connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denke's hands.#ROC2#
Denke is rocked!
Lafayette darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Denke's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Lafayette before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vicente Lafayette!
A determined Vicente Lafayette didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: DUEL#150 Sigit vs Embalmer
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Halo fails with a takedown attempt.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Lafayette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Halo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lafayette's guard.
Halo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Halo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Halo pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1##SUB2#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halo works over Lafayette with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halo is aware though and is defending well.
Lafayette controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself. #SUB2#
Halo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halo has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Halo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3##SUB2#
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halo defends it easily.#SUB2#
Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halo has passed into half guard! #SUB#
Halo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lafayette is just riding it out for now. Halo eventually gives up the hold.
Halo is trying to control. Lafayette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg. #SUB#
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lafayette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Lafayette is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafayette avoid being mounted?
Lafayette is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo prevents Lafayette from improving his position.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Halo defends easily.
Halo passes Lafayette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Lafayette is looking to score with low kicks.
Halo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lafayette is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Halo counters with a single leg into guard. Lafayette didn't expect that.
Halo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Lafayette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halo's back!
Halo turns into Lafayette and is now in his guard. #SUB#
Halo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Halo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halo 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.#SUB2#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halo has passed into half guard!
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard. #T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halo connects with a nice short shot to Lafayette's temple.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Lafayette defends it. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halo moves nicely into side control.
Lafayette taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lafayette manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Halo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Halo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halo works his way into full mount! #T3##SUB#
Halo goes for an armbar but Lafayette turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lafayette.
Lafayette prevents Halo from getting back to his feet.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses.
Lafayette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafayette has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halo is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lafayette defends well.#T4#
Lafayette working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lafayette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lafayette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arthur Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Halo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Halo showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Halo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lafayette sees it coming and defends easily.
Halo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well.
Halo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafayette! #T1#
Halo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Halo cracks Lafayette with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #SUB#
Halo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lafayette manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lafayette manages to get back to half guard.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Halo trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away.
Halo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lafayette! #T2#
Halo looking to control but Lafayette is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lafayette is working to get back to half guard.
Halo unloading with bombs!#SUB#
Halo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lafayette can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.
Lafayette keeps trying to improve his position.
Lafayette gets back to half guard.
Halo lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg. #T3#
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lafayette has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Halo wants to work for an arm triangle but Lafayette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette gets full guard.
Arthur Halo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Halo!
After winning the bout, Arthur Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DFN#33 Wrexham vs Lafayette
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
A slow jab from Wrexham misses its intended target.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrexham throws a lazy uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette throws a hook but Wrexham blocks it.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Lafayette cracks Wrexham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Wrexham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wrexham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wrexham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lafayette fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wrexham checks it well.
Lafayette goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the body.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wrexham counters with a left to the body.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Wrexham misses with the combination. #T1#
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wrexham counters with a straight right hand.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses
enabling Wrexham to counter with a crisp jab.
Wrexham swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette counters with a low kick, right behind Wrexham 's knee.
Wrexham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wrexham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lafayette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wrexham counters with a left to the body.
Lafayette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wrexham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrexham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Wrexham takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Lafayette misses
and Wrexham counters with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lafayette momentarily.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrexham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lafayette thinking.
Lafayette swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham wants to clinch
and Lafayette counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lafayette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wrexham counters with a low kick, right behind Lafayette 's knee.
Lafayette scores with a leg kick.
Wrexham scores with a one two! Lafayette had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wrexham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wrexham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wrexham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
letting Wrexham counter with a right hand.
Wrexham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lafayette in his tracks.
Lafayette looks to land a right hand but Wrexham moved out of range.#T3#
Wrexham throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a nice head kick! #ROC2#
Wrexham is rocked!
Lafayette feints and then cracks Wrexham 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrexham down.
Oh Wrexham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lafayette drops Wrexham with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lafayette follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vicente Lafayette thanked Dauntless for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: OFC 343: Lafayette vs Pera
Date: Mar 10, 2018

#R1#
Pera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Lafayette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Pera moves out of range.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pera.
Lafayette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pera throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette half committed to a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Lafayette misses #TD2#
and Pera counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lafayette!
Lafayette is looking to regain half guard here but Pera keeps moving and retains side control.
Lafayette manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Pera is controlling well.
Pera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for subs from the bottom but Pera mounts him!
Pera connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T1#
Lafayette is looking to get to half guard.
Lafayette regains half guard.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Pera prevents Lafayette from improving his position.
Lafayette gets back to full guard.
Pera is in close to Lafayette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pera working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pera landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Pera pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lafayette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Pera trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lafayette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pera passes into side control.
Pera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lafayette is looking to reverse the position.
Pera lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lafayette takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pera content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lafayette keeps working. #T3#
Pera scoring with punches from side control.
Lafayette is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pera lands some shots froms side control.
Lafayette regains half guard.#SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pera is trying to control. Lafayette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Lafayette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pera's back!#SUB#
Lafayette working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Lafayette patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pera rolls, trying to escape but Lafayette keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lafayette is persistently looking for the submission but Pera is defending it well. #SUB#
Lafayette has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pera has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pera tries to roll but Lafayette sticks to his back. #SUB#
Pera is having to fend off submission attempts from Lafayette, who is looking to sink in the choke. Lafayette doesn't have the hooks in though and Pera manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Pera lands a really nice looking cross but Lafayette seems unphased.
Pera tries to clinch up.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Pera.
Lafayette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Pera.
Pera tries to clinch up.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Pera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pera. #SUB#
Pera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pera's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Pera working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pera is working Lafayette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Pera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pera works his way back into a safe position though.
Lafayette is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pera trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lafayette is trying to control the position but Pera postures up.
Pera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pera is in close to Lafayette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pera connects with a couple of short punches.
Pera wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
Pera cracks Lafayette with a solid left hand.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Pera from controlling successfully.
Pera distracts Lafayette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Pera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pera is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Pera pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pera trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Lafayette working for a triangle but Pera defends it easily. #SUB#
Lafayette working for a triangle but Pera defends it easily.
Pera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Pera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pera wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is keeping the position.#SUB#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Pera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pera ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Pera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Pera moves out of range.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pera. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette throws a lazy head kick
enabling Pera to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pera looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Pera's front leg but catches the back leg as Pera tries to avoid it.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette scores with a leg kick.
Pera misses the jab.
Pera throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pera.
Lafayette throws a jab but it's blocked by Pera.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
and Pera counters with a thumping low kick.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pera throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette tries to counter by clinching up but Pera breaks away and moves out of range.
Pera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
A nice side step and Pera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lafayette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Pera's head but Pera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Pera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pera manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Pera moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Pera misses.#T2#
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick
and Pera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pera moves away.
Lafayette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pera cracks Lafayette with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pera misses the target.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Pera ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses.
Pera checks a leg kick.
Pera tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pera feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Pera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Good shot there by Lafayette.
Pera connects with a looping right hand.
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pera connects with an inside leg kick.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lafayette tries to score with a low kick but Pera moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Pera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Pera is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pera. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Pera.
As Pera backs away, Lafayette returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pera.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pera.
Pera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Pera connects with a right hand. Lafayette shakes it off.
Lafayette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pera can pounce on him.
Lafayette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Pera's shoulder, as Pera tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Pera avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Pera moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pera lands with a left to the head.
Pera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pera really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pera.
Pera landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lafayette taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lafayette is trying to improve his position.
Pera advances to mount.
Lafayette working to try and regain half guard.
Lafayette wants to hold on but Pera pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette is trying to escape the mount.
Pera landing strikes from the mount and Lafayette is in trouble!
Pera landing strikes, looking to finish! #T1#
Lafayette wants to hold on but Pera pushes him away.
Lafayette is bucking up trying to escape but Pera cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lafayette tries to hold on but Pera postures up.
Pera lands a heavy elbow.
Lafayette manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lafayette is controlling Pera's trapped leg to prevent Pera from advancing to side control.
Lafayette is staying active underneath Pera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Pera is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Pera there. #T2##SUB#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pera pulls his head out easily.
Lafayette trying to hold on to Pera's head to control him but Pera postures up.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Pera is controlling well.
Pekka Pera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lafayette is trying to maintain the position but Pera is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Pera is taking a breather. Lafayette says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lafayette is not content to let Pera control the position.#T3#
Pera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Pera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Lafayette actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pera working over Lafayette with some ground and pound. Lafayette looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pera trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Pera wants to take a breather but Lafayette is having none of it.
Pera slips a nice elbow through Lafayette's hands, connecting with Lafayette's forehead.
Pera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pera is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pera pulls his head out easily.
Pera slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pera dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Lafayette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Lafayette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pera moves out of range of the strikes.
Pera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lafayette.
Pera misses with a head kick.
Pera tries to clinch up.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Pera's head but Pera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pera feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Pera cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Lafayette fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pera.
Lafayette misses with a head kick. #T1#
Pera blocks a head kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pera.
Pera throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette lands with a cross.
A jab from Pera misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pera. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Pera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Pera misses.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
Pera scoring well with a low kick there.
Pera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pera blocks a head kick by Lafayette.
Pera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Pera.
Lafayette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pera manages to circle out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Pera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T2#
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pera cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pera.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Pera moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and Pera counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Lafayette blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Pera misses with a straight right.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Pera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lafayette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pera swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pera to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Pera.
Pera throws a body shot but no joy.
Pera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafayette. That did some damage!
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Pera counters with a shoot takedown. Lafayette fights it but they end up in guard.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Pera from controlling successfully.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Lafayette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Lafayette working for a triangle but Pera defends it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4##SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pera passes into side control.
Pera in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lafayette is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pera connects with a decent elbow.
Lafayette tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pera presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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!
Lafayette can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Pera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Pera!
Pekka Pera is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Pekka Pera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: OFC 340: Lafayette vs Chiku II
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maneno staying out of range there.
Lafayette misses with a low kick as Maneno jumps back.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maneno.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Maneno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Maneno moves out of range easily.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Maneno down.
Maneno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lafayette thows a leg kick but Maneno checks it
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maneno misses with a straight right. #T1#
Lafayette lands with a slapping head kick.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Lafayette misses the target.
Maneno misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette attempts a counter takedown but Maneno avoids it well and moves away.
Lafayette connects with a high kick.
Maneno lands with a good body shot.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette jabs Maneno right on the nose. Maneno blinks but takes it well.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Lafayette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maneno sprawls and moves away.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Lafayette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maneno slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
A little feinted left hand from Lafayette on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Lafayette throws a hook but Maneno blocks it.
Maneno avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lafayette with a body shot.
Nice cross by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno scores with a nice strike.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Maneno.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Maneno has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lafayette walks into a left hand. #T3#
Lafayette thumps Maneno with a low kick.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno lands a slapping body shot.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maneno blocks a head kick by Lafayette.
Maneno throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Maneno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maneno takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno staying out of range there.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range. #T4#
Maneno defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Lafayette. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lafayette rather than just go for the knockout.
Maneno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lafayette at a distance.
Nice shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Maneno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lafayette.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Maneno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lafayette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body. Maneno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Maneno moves out of range easily.
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maneno at a distance.
Lafayette lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Maneno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lafayette has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lafayette lands an overhand right.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Maneno jabs at Lafayette's body.
Maneno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maneno throws a hook but Lafayette avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Maneno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lafayette lands the left hand.
Lafayette throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Maneno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Lafayette lands a head kick!
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.#T1#
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maneno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lafayette.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Maneno moved away.
Lafayette throws a sloppy body shot
and Maneno counters with a right hand to the body.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maneno lands a head shot.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Maneno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lafayette's hands.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Good standup being displayed there by Lafayette as he connects with a hook.
Maneno lands a body shot. #T2#
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno with a jab.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lafayette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Maneno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno scores with a hook to the body. Lafayette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Maneno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maneno.
Maneno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lafayette's hands.#ROC2#
Lafayette is rocked!
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafayette fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maneno checks it well.
Lafayette throws a hook but Maneno avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maneno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maneno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Maneno - just one landing. #T4#
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lafayette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Lafayette cracks Maneno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiku Maneno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maneno sprawls and moves away.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Lafayette plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette throws a chopping leg kick but Maneno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lafayette scores with a decent looking hook.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Lafayette connects with a right hand. Maneno shakes it off.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Lafayette walks into a left hand.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Maneno moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lafayette in his tracks.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Lafayette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T2#
Maneno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lafayette on the side of the head.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maneno doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafayette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Maneno.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno with a nice cross.
Lafayette lands with a shot to the body.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
Maneno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maneno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Lafayette connects with a looping right hand.
Lafayette throws a hook but Maneno blocks it.
Lafayette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Maneno avoids a kick to the body.
Maneno moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Lafayette cracks a nice hook into Maneno's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the body
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a lunging right hand
and Lafayette counters with a good low kick that Maneno was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette attempts a counter takedown but Maneno avoids it well and moves away.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette stuns Maneno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Vicente Lafayette did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maneno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maneno scores with the left hand. Lafayette knows he should have avoided that one.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette attempts a counter takedown but Maneno avoids it well and moves away.
Lafayette loads up on a big right hand but Maneno slips the punch.
Lafayette thuds his right hand into Maneno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Lafayette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maneno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
Lafayette dips to his left and cracks Maneno with an uppercut!
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maneno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lafayette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lafayette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lafayette lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lafayette defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Lafayette jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maneno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Lafayette lands but Maneno takes it in his stride.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Maneno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maneno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maneno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lafayette finds it's way round the side to connect with Maneno's head. #T3#
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Maneno misses
and Maneno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Maneno misses with a shot to the body
and Lafayette counters with a head kick. That will keep Maneno thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lafayette throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maneno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maneno slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Maneno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maneno missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Lafayette as he connects with a hook.#T4#
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Maneno moves out of range easily.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maneno lands a glancing blow to the side of Lafayette's head.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Lafayette thuds his shin into the meat of Maneno's side.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Lafayette.
Maneno throws a good cross that connects.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette had his way with Chiku Maneno in that round.
That's time! Lafayette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maneno.
Lafayette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lafayette connects with a body shot that sends Maneno's belly button to the back.
Maneno blocks a head kick by Lafayette.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lafayette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maneno in his tracks.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick
and Maneno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T1#
A cross from Maneno lands.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Maneno.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maneno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lafayette, right into the meat.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Maneno staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Maneno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lafayette moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Maneno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Maneno lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Vicente Lafayette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette moves away from the strike by Maneno.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Maneno stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maneno scores with a hook to the body. Lafayette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maneno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafayette loads up on a big right hand but Maneno slips the punch.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette feinted with a counter takedown.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Maneno.
Lafayette quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette dips to his left and cracks Maneno with an uppercut!
Lafayette takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Maneno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lafayette with a body shot.
Lafayette lands a high kick!
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Maneno lands a nice looking body shot.
Maneno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maneno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lafayette. Lafayette obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Lafayette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lafayette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Maneno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Lafayette is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Maneno slips a straight right by Lafayette.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a straight right hand.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vicente Lafayette.
I think Lafayette has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vicente Lafayette thanked Dauntless for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: OFC 334: Lafayette vs Makaki 2
Date: Jan 13, 2018

#R1#
Makaki Iii cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Makaki Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Makaki Iii settles back down.
Makaki Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lafayette is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Makaki Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
A short left from Makaki Iii.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makaki Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makaki Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette lands a left hand.
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makaki Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makaki Iii lands a right hand. #TD#
Lafayette ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lafayette no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Makaki Iii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Makaki Iii works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Makaki Iii pushes his legs off easily.
Makaki Iii sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Makaki Iii defends well.
Makaki Iii showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Makaki Iii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Lafayette has his foot on Makaki Iii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Makaki Iii works his way back into a safe position though.
Makaki Iii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Lafayette is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Makaki Iii rolls with it to try and escape but Lafayette cranks on the arm and Makaki Iii is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette retains his welterweight title!
Vicente Lafayette made sure to mention his sponsor, Revenge Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: OFC 332: Lafayette vs Venom II
Date: Dec 30, 2017

#R1#
Venom slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Venom avoids the punch easily.
Venom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette wants to clinch up but Venom keeps it at a distance.
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Venom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venom was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Venom looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Lafayette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Venom backwards.
Venom misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Venom breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lafayette.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Good exchange - Lafayette coming out on top.
Venom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Venom throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Venom manages to circle out of the way.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.#T1#
Venom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lafayette swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Venom throws a hook but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Venom manages to circle out of the way.
A lazy left from Lafayette finds it's target.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Venom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Some bone on bone action there as Venom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.#TD#
Lafayette jumps guard. #SUB#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Venom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Lafayette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Venom is sitting in close to Lafayette's body. Lafayette has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Venom is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Venom is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lafayette.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette retains his welterweight title!
Vicente Lafayette very nearly forgot to thank Revenge Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: OFC 328: Maneno vs Lafayette
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
Lafayette lunges at Maneno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maneno's hand.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette lands with a right hand.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Lafayette.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Maneno misses the jab.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
We've been informed that Lafayette 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.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Maneno moves forwards but Lafayette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lafayette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
Lafayette lands with an uppercut that bounces Maneno off the cage and back into range.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette tries to counter with a clinch but Maneno shakes him off and moves away.
Maneno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette throws a wild body kick that Maneno sees coming a mile off.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lafayette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno throws out a powerful jab.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Maneno blocks the low kick.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno. #T2#
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Lafayette darts in and clinches Maneno up against the cage.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lafayette is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maneno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses
and Maneno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Lafayette. Beautiful body shot.
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Maneno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lafayette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Maneno pushes him away.
Nice jab there from Maneno.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette misses with a body punch
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
A quick step to the side and Maneno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Lafayette motions for Maneno to come forward. Lafayette throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maneno throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Maneno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maneno tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and pushes Maneno back into the cage.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Lafayette won't allow it.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Lafayette keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Lafayette. #BC#
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Maneno sets himself, and Lafayette steps forward looking for the clinch! Maneno avoids it this time.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maneno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lafayette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
Nice shot by Lafayette.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
Lafayette looks to clinch
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the body
and Maneno counters with a stiff right hand.
Maneno slips a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
A good leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to score with a low kick but Maneno moves his leg out of the way.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Maneno moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Maneno moves away and avoids it.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
A head kick from Lafayette lands but Maneno takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maneno is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette lands a really nice looking cross but Maneno seems unphased.
Lafayette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Maneno ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lafayette.
Lafayette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lafayette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette lands a lovely overhand right.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.#T1#
Lafayette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Lafayette misses with a body kick.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Maneno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lafayette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maneno is out of range.
Lafayette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maneno's calf.
Maneno takes one to the side of the head.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Maneno's head but Maneno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Lafayette's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maneno is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Maneno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Lafayette looks for the body kick but Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno with a hook.
Lafayette lands with an uppercut that bounces Maneno off the cage and back into range.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maneno in his tracks.
Maneno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lafayette's hands.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a front kick aimed at Maneno's knee but Maneno avoids it well.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Maneno pushes him away.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Maneno.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafayette wants to land a leg kick but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno is looking to wear down Lafayette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lafayette lands a high kick! #CL2#
Lafayette clinches up with Maneno and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Maneno's head. #T4#
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lafayette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Maneno turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land. #BC#
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Lafayette misses with a hook
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Maneno as he checks the leg kick.
Lafayette throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Lafayette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lafayette thuds his right hand into Maneno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maneno's sensitive parts.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Maneno takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette cracks Maneno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lafayette cracks Maneno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lafayette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Maneno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Maneno moves out of range easily. #T1#
Lafayette lands with a cross.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Lafayette.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maneno.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Donk. Lafayette catches Maneno right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. #T2#
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maneno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno works Lafayette's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Maneno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lafayette doesn't seem phased though.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Maneno.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maneno.
Lafayette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lafayette moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Lafayette clinches up against the cage.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maneno to keep the fight standing.
Maneno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette lands a really nice looking cross but Maneno seems unphased.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Maneno walks into a left hand.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maneno's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Maneno.#T4#
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette needs to keep his hands up - Maneno had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lafayette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Lafayette forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Maneno.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafayette has double underhooks. #BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the head.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vicente Lafayette just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Lafayette throws a low kick, looking for Maneno's leg but Maneno calmly moves out of range.
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Maneno.
Lafayette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno checks a leg kick nicely.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette connects with a looping right hand.
Lafayette lands a nice shot to the body.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Lafayette misses with a looping right.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maneno lands the left hand.
Lafayette lands with a kick to the temple. Maneno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lafayette tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette misses with a head kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2##BC#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno sizes up Lafayette with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno tries to move into range but Lafayette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno blocks the body kick.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Maneno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a hook. Maneno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lafayette throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Nice shot by Maneno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Lafayette tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Lafayette looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
Maneno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Lafayette.
Maneno cracks Lafayette with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maneno drops his hands momentarily and Lafayette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maneno under the eye.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Maneno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Maneno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette throws a push kick but Maneno slaps the foot to one side.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maneno throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maneno will feel that in the morning.
Lafayette walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Maneno moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maneno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Maneno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Maneno 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette wants to counter the offense by Maneno and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lafayette misses the jab.
Maneno slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Maneno moves away and avoids it.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lafayette slips a jab from Maneno.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Lafayette.
Vicente Lafayette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maneno is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneno circles away.
Maneno needs to keep his hands up - Lafayette had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maneno connects with a single shot there.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Maneno pushes him away.
Lafayette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maneno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.#T3#
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lafayette feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manenos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lafayette connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Maneno.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maneno lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette. #T4#
Maneno moves out of range of the body kick from Lafayette.
Maneno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maneno walks into a jab.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Maneno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maneno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maneno blocks the body kick.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maneno connects with a jab.
Maneno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maneno takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Maneno misses the jab.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette lands a nice shot to the body.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Lafayette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lafayette has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette is the new welterweight champion!
Vicente Lafayette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revenge Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: OFC 323: Barca vs Mangrove
Date: Nov 11, 2017

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Lafayette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Makaki Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette lands a nice shot that snaps Makaki Iii's head back.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette throws a lazy body kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette sets himself, and Makaki Iii steps forward looking for the clinch! Lafayette avoids it this time.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Makaki Iii clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makaki Iii dips to his left and cracks Lafayette with an uppercut!
Lafayette lands with a straight right. Makaki Iii didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Makaki Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body
and Makaki Iii counters with a low kick, right behind Lafayette 's knee.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette misses the jab.
Lafayette jabs Makaki Iii right on the nose. Makaki Iii blinks but takes it well.
Lafayette throws a jab when Makaki Iii was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Makaki Iii there.#T1#
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makaki Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makaki Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
An inside leg kick from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makaki Iii's calf.
Makaki Iii loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lafayette scores with a nice head shot.
Makaki Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lafayette takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Makaki Iii wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Makaki Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafayette checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette misses the jab.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily. #T2#
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Lafayette feints and then cracks Makaki Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makaki Iii down.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii slips a straight right by Lafayette.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Makaki Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Makaki Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Lafayette.
Makaki Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a body kick.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Makaki Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Lafayette was well out of range.
Lafayette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lafayette blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lafayette misses the target.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Lafayette.#T3#
Makaki Iii lands with a cross.
Makaki Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lafayette digs a good body shot into Makaki Iii's ribs.
Lafayette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lafayette misses with a looping right.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makaki Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makaki Iii misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Makaki Iii's leg. Makaki Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makaki Iii misses with a shot to the body
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makaki Iii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makaki Iii tries to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Makaki Iii defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makaki Iii, as that shot connected.
Makaki Iii avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makaki Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Lafayette.
Makaki Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the body
and Makaki Iii counters with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette is looking to counter punch.
Makaki Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Makaki Iii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makaki Iii defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette is looking to slow Makaki Iii down with leg kicks.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette checks a leg kick nicely.
Makaki Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lafayette cracks Makaki Iii with a good jab.
Makaki Iii is looking to clinch.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaki Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makaki Iii scores with the left hand. Lafayette knows he should have avoided that one.
Lafayette scores with a jab.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette throws a wild body kick that Makaki Iii sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Makaki Iii does no damage.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makaki Iii.#T1#
Lafayette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makaki Iii. That one must have hurt.
Makaki Iii clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Lafayette avoids it.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makaki Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Lafayette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Makaki Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Makaki Iii - just one landing. #CL2#
Makaki Iii has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch. #T2#
Makaki Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Makaki Iii's head.
Lafayette tries to pull guard but Makaki Iii won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Makaki Iii fails to land.
Lafayette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Lafayette jumps guard but Makaki Iii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Makaki Iii lands a body punch.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Makaki Iii has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD#
Lafayette pulls Makaki Iii into guard.
Makaki Iii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3##SUB#
Lafayette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makaki Iii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makaki Iii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Makaki Iii has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lafayette to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Makaki Iii is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lafayette pulls down on the head and he's put Makaki Iii to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vicente Lafayette!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vicente Lafayette waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: OFC 319: Timeless
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom scores with a head kick. Lafayette tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Venom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lafayette connects with a single shot there.
Venom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lafayette cracks the inside of Venom's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Venom.
Venom catches Lafayette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Venom throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette throws a solid leg kick but Venom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lafayette.
Venom throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Venom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected.
A jab from Venom finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venom manages to avoid it.
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venom at a distance.
Venom lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette wants to slow Venom down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venom throws a body kick that misses.
Venom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Venom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Venom misses.
Venom misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Venom misses.
Venom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Venom cracks Lafayette with an open hand slap.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Venom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette lands the left hand.
Venom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lafayette lands a jab to Venom's midsection.
Venom lands with a hook. Lafayette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#
Venom is rocked!#T2#
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Venom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Lafayette lands a big right hand that sends Venom crashing to the mat! Lafayette stays standing though and waves Venom back to his feet!
Venom misses with an uppercut.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Venom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Venom half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Venom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Venom misses with a jab to the body
and Lafayette counters with a leg kick.
Venom seems to have got his legs back now.
Lafayette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venom.
Lafayette doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lafayette blocks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Venom.
Nice cross by Lafayette.
Venom looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Venom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafayette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Venom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lafayette scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Venom misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Venom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lafayette in his tracks. #KD2#
Lafayette cracks Venom with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lafayette has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Venom to stand back up!
Lafayette connects with a leg kick. Venom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.#T3#
Venom throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette scores with a counter punch that sends Venom to the canvas! Lafayette smells blood - he's punishing Venom with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Venom has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that House of Valor logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: OFC 315: Demons
Date: Sep 30, 2017

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Lafayette lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luther doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Lafayette.
Luther takes one to the side of the head.
Luther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Luther closes the distance and pushes Lafayette back into the cage.
Luther lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette digs a right hand underneath Luther's ribcage. Luther let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lafayette pushes Luther back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luther looks winded!
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Luther turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lafayette lands with a light punch inside.
Lafayette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthers head.
Luther swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Lafayette jumps guard.
Luther passes Lafayette's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luther pulls his head out easily.
Luther looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lafayette works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Luther pushes his legs off easily. #T1##SUB#
Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luther is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luther defends it easily.
Luther tries to free his leg and advance position but Lafayette is retaining full guard.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Luther pushes his legs off easily.
Lafayette keeping full guard, as Luther tries to pass.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luther gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Luther pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now. #T2##SUB#
Lafayette has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Luther doesn't defend quickly enough and Lafayette has managed to lock this one up! Can Luther escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lafayette on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vicente Lafayette!
After the big win, Vicente Lafayette made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors House of Valor and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: CEC 538
Date: Sep 03, 2017

#R1#
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beast at a distance.
Lafayette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beast.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beast will feel that in the morning.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Lafayette throws out a counter right but Beast avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beast.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Beast half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've been told by Beast's head coaches at Hangar 18 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Beast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette checks a leg kick nicely.
Beast defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beast defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Beast lands a head shot.
Beast defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Lafayette slips a jab from Beast.
A lazy left from Lafayette finds it's target.#CUT2#
It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Lafayette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Beast moves out of range easily.
A jab from Lafayette does it's job there.
A low kick from Lafayette is predictable there
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beast keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beast lands a front kick.#T2#
Lafayette takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette dips to his left and cracks Beast with an uppercut!
Beast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast misses with a hook.
Beast with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beast throws out the jab.
Lafayette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Beast blocks a jab.
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Beast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Beast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beast wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
A jab from Beast finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Beast misses with a looping left.#T3#
Lafayette cracks Beast with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lafayette throws a jab but it's blocked by Beast.
Beast throws a shot to the body.
Beast scores with a spinning back kick!
Beast lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lafayette defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beast throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette shapes to counter with a head kick.
Beast looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Beast misses with a wild body shot.
Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
An inside leg kick lands from Lafayette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
Lafayette throws a chopping leg kick but Beast manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lafayette.
Beast misses with a few strikes there.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Lafayette lands with a cross.
Beast takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beast misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Beast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beast lands with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lafayette. Beast shrugs it off though.
Beast lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lafayette throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lafayette checks a leg kick.
Beast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lafayette can pounce on him.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Good leg kick by Lafayette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Beast.
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beast can pounce on him.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beast.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast misses with a looping right.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Beast down.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Lafayette with a hook.
Beast slips under a jab.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Lafayette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beast scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafayette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beast takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lafayette lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lafayette lands a slapping body shot.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Beast slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast connects with a jab.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T2#
A jab from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette avoids a kick to the body.
Lafayette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beast.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beast.
Lafayette connects with a looping right hand.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lafayette lands a really nice looking cross but Beast seems unphased.
Lafayette blocks a leg kick.
Lafayette flicks out a counter leg kick but Beast steps away.
Beast looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lafayette is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Beast lands a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Lafayette blocks the low kick.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Beast settles back down.
It seemed like Lafayette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafayette takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beast doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Beast.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Beast's head but Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Beast.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
A jab from Lafayette misses.
Beast tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beast is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Lafayette moves away from the strike by Beast.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beast.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
A little feinted left hand from Beast on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast thinks about countering with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beast moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Beast.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Beast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jozef Beast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Beast misses with a low kick.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lafayette walks into a stiff left hand from Beast.
Lafayette throws a good cross that connects.
Beast misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lafayette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette connects with a nice looking jab.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC2#
Beast is rocked!
Lafayette slips under a jab from Beast.
Lafayette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It appears Beast was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Beast's front leg but catches the back leg as Beast tries to avoid it.
Beast connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette tries to land a front kick but Beast steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Lafayette throws the kick towards the body but Beast avoids it.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beast with a nice cross.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
Lafayette connects with a crisp jab.
Beast is looking to slow Lafayette down with leg kicks.
Beast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Lafayette lands an overhand right.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lafayette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beast seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lafayette! Beast is out on his feet! Lafayette rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Beast is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Beast is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
After the big win, Vicente Lafayette made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors House of Valor and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Jozef Beast stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back stronger!'.

Event: CEC 532
Date: Aug 04, 2017

#R1#
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 #TD#
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.#SUB2#
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.#T1#
Thornton is in close to Lafayette's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
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. #SUB2#
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. #SUB2#
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
Lafayette trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
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.#SUB2#
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. #SUB2#
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.#T3#
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.#SUB2#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
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. #T4#
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. #SUB2#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#TD#
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.#T3#
Thornton trying to control the position but Lafayette is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Thornton.#SUB#
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.

Event: CEC 520
Date: Jun 11, 2017

#R1#
Dall thuds his right hand into Lafayette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lafayette scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Lafayette slams his shin into Dall's torso.
Dall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lafayette takes a step back to recover.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Dall tenderised Lafayette's leg. Lafayette is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lafayette tries to work over Dall's front leg with a kick but Dall checks it.
Dall swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lafayette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lafayette checks it well.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Lafayette tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.#T1#
Dall tries to score with a low kick but Lafayette moves his leg out of the way.
Dall checks a leg kick.
A big left from Dall misses.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette scores with a jab. Dall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lafayette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Dall.
Lafayette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
Lafayette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dall finds it's way round the side to connect with Lafayette's head.
Dall takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette tries a low kick but Dall avoids it.#T2#
Lafayette fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Lafayette coming out on top.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lafayette throws a nice looking combination but Dall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the body
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lafayette jabs Dall right on the nose. Dall blinks but takes it well.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Dall.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.#T3#
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Dall misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Lafayette walks into a straight right hand from Dall.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dall has time to react.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dall or perhaps it was just good defense by Lafayette, which made it look bad.
Lafayette is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Dall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lafayette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette digs a good hook to Dall's body. #T4#
Dall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Lafayette cracks the inside of Dall's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Lafayette pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Dall counters with an outside leg kick.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Lafayette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lafayette tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Lafayette dominated that round.
That's time! Lafayette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dall - that will leave a mark! #TD2#
Dall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lafayette sprawls well initially but Dall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dall is working away from the top position though.
Lafayette moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Lafayette controlling the position.#T1#
Dall throwing strikes but missing.
Dall advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lafayette knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lafayette!#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dall throws a strike there. Lafayette manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard. #SUB2#
Dall maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lafayette could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dall has cracked it and Lafayette is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Galen Dall!
Galen Dall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CEC 515
Date: May 14, 2017

#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spectre is defended easily by Lafayette.
Spectre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spectre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Lafayette has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spectre is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Spectre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lafayette trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spectre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spectre postures up.
Spectre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Spectre has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Spectre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Spectre throws a big elbow that misses.
Spectre wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
Spectre being controlled here momentarily.
Spectre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lafayette working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spectre throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Spectre from controlling successfully.
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spectre digs a good body shot into Lafayette's ribs.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spectre throws a leg kick but Lafayette moved away.
Lafayette looks to land a body kick but Spectre moved away.
Spectre missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Spectre backs off Lafayette throws a huge counter combo but Spectre manages to avoid it all.
Spectre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
Spectre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spectre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lafayette tries to avoid it but Spectre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lafayette to the ground. Lafayette escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Spectre misses.
Spectre blocks a leg kick.
Spectre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Spectre.
Spectre throws out a leg kick but Lafayette moves out of range and Spectre only half commits. #T3#
Lafayette works Spectre's body with a nice hook.
Crunch! Lafayette slams his shin into Spectre's torso.
Spectre misses with a body punch
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette throws a push kick but Spectre slaps the foot to one side.
Lafayette misses with a body kick.
Lafayette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lafayette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spectre.
Lafayette now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lafayette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spectre throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette tries to land a front kick but Spectre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lafayette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lafayette punishes Spectre's body with a nice straight punch.
Spectre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette throws a low kick but Spectre moves out of range easily.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body. Spectre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4#
An inside leg kick from Spectre misses.
Lafayette defending well as Spectre loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spectre.
Spectre staying out of range there.
Spectre misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Spectre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spectre.
Spectre 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.
Lafayette takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lafayette is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spectre is working away from the top position though.
Lafayette is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spectre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spectre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Spectre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spectre misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spectre's calf.
A head kick by Lafayette misses
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spectre throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Spectre.
Spectre lands a head shot.
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#TD#
Lafayette tries to sprawl but Spectre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Spectre is thwarting Lafayette's attempts to control the position.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep. Spectre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spectre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafayette defending well though.
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!
Spectre thows a huge punch but Lafayette dodges it nicely. #T1#
Spectre throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lafayette to regain full guard.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Serge Spectre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spectre throws a big elbow that misses.
Spectre throws a big right hand that misses.
Lafayette looking to control.
Spectre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lafayette's guard.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Spectre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spectre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Lafayette actively working from the bottom here.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Spectre is controlling well. #T2#
Spectre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spectre stalling away here and it's allowed Lafayette to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Spectre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spectre postures up.
Spectre throws a big right hand that misses.
Spectre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spectre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spectre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spectre is working Lafayette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Lafayette trying to control the position.
Spectre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spectre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Spectre from controlling successfully.
Spectre throws a strike but Lafayette rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Spectre looking for a guillotine here but Lafayette defends easily. #SUB#
Spectre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lafayette is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Lafayette advances to half guard. #SUB#
Spectre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spectre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Spectre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lafayette prevents Spectre from improving his position.
Lafayette content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spectre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Spectre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Lafayette loads up on a big right hand but Spectre slips the punch.
Lafayette lands with a hook. Spectre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Serge Spectre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lafayette, right into the meat.
Spectre misses the body punch
and Lafayette counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters circling - Spectre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Lafayette.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spectre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spectre fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spectre is trying to ground and pound but Lafayette uses the momentary lack of control by Spectre to regain half guard.
Spectre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Spectre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lafayette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lafayette trying to control here.
Lafayette is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spectre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lafayette regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spectre.
Spectre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lafayette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spectre wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving.
Spectre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Spectre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lafayette manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spectre manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Spectre has control of Lafayette's left arm, preventing Lafayette from doing any damage.
Lafayette controlling from the top position.
Spectre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lafayette puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Spectre wants to improve his position but Lafayette is controlling well. #T3#
Spectre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Spectre has his foot on Lafayette's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lafayette works his way back into a safe position though.
Lafayette looking to pass the guard.
Spectre pulls Lafayette in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Spectre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lafayette has passed into half guard!
Lafayette wants to control but Spectre is keeping him busy.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lafayette controlling the action here.
Spectre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spectre works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Spectre is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lafayette frees his head nicely. Oh but Spectre has switched to an armbar! Lafayette is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Serge Spectre!
A less than humble Serge Spectre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: T186 Huber vs Lafayette
Date: Apr 23, 2017

#R1#
Lafayette throws out a leg kick but Huber moves out of range and Lafayette only half commits.
Huber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Huber moved out of range nicely.
Huber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lafayette momentarily.
Huber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Huber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Lafayette misses
and Huber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Lafayette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huber scores with the left hand. Lafayette knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Huber misses.
Huber misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Huber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huber thuds a left hand into Lafayette's body.
Lafayette wants to slow Huber down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Huber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Huber's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Huber counters with an inside leg kick.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Huber misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
Lafayette tries to clinch up
and Huber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Lafayette as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Lafayette misses.#T2#
Lafayette wants to clinch but Huber slips to the side
and Huber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lafayette thinking.
Huber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Lafayette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huber misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette throws an off balance right hand
and Huber counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hans Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huber lands with a shot to the body.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huber misses with an uppercut.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Lafayette follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T3#
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Huber.
Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Huber keeps the fight on the outside.
Huber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lafayette pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huber misses with a hook.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huber throws a head kick that Lafayette semi-blocks.
Lafayette lands with a kick to the temple. Huber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Huber. #T4#
Lafayette scores with a jab. Huber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Huber swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette misses the body punch
and Huber counters with a body kick that stops Lafayette in his tracks momentarily.
Lafayette lands with a good body shot.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Huber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lafayette tries to move into range but Huber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Huber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huber connects with a single shot there.
Huber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Huber slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Huber. Beautiful body shot.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lafayette finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
Huber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Huber moved out of range nicely.
Huber defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Huber misses with a straight right.
Lafayette defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.
Lafayette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Huber misses with a lunging right hand
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Huber.
Huber throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huber.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Lafayette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huber backing away here, and Lafayette unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lafayette misses the body punch
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lafayette might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Huber has got the better of the exchanges.
Huber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafayette. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Huber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
Huber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huber.#T2#
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Huber moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber throws a poor cross that misses
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
Huber is looking to clinch but Lafayette is avoiding it.
Good work by Lafayette as he checks the leg kick.
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huber.
Lafayette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huber moves out of range as Lafayette strikes.
It looked like Huber wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafayette connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Lafayette throws a leg kick that misses.
Lafayette throws a front kick aimed at Huber's knee but Huber avoids it well.
Huber is looking to counter punch.
Huber misses with an uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Lafayette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lafayette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Huber lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huber has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target.
Huber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Huber throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette moves out of range as Huber throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber scores with a head kick.
Huber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Huber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Huber.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huber.
Lafayette moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber dominated that second round.
That's time! Huber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Lafayette moves forwards but Huber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Huber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hans Huber is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Huber avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Huber connects with a right hand. Lafayette shakes it off.
Huber misses with a right hand
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lafayette throws a solid leg kick but Huber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lafayette.
Lafayette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber with a jab.
Lafayette lands with a slapping head kick.
Lafayette takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Huber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Huber slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a left to the body.
Huber with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Huber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Huber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lafayette counters with a nice body shot.
Huber lands a nice shot to the body.
Lafayette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Huber just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.#T2#
Huber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huber in his tracks.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Lafayette.
Huber lands with a hook. Lafayette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Lafayette responds with a good body kick, but Huber manages to step out the way in time.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
and Huber counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafayette has time to react.#T3#
Huber moves out of range as Lafayette strikes.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Huber's shoulder, as Huber tries to avoid the shot.
Huber connects with a jab.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huber's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Huber blocks the low kick.
Huber misses with a body shot
and Lafayette counters with a low kick, right behind Huber 's knee.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafayette thows a body kick. Huber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the body.
Huber lands a glancing blow to the side of Lafayette's head.#T4#
Huber throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Huber defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Huber scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Huber.
Huber throws a hook but Lafayette blocks it.
Huber misses with a hook
and Huber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lafayette throws a combination. Huber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vicente Lafayette just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Huber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Lafayette cracks Huber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Huber.
Huber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafayette with a hook.
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
Huber throws a big shot that misses.
Huber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette lands a glancing blow to the side of Huber's head.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
letting Huber counter with a right hand.
Huber misses with a hook.#T1#
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Huber's head but Huber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Huber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Huber.
Lafayette has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huber feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huber.
Huber swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lafayette counter with a right hand.
Huber throws a leg kick but Lafayette checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huber.
Lafayette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lafayette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
Huber misses with a straight left.
Huber throws a right hand that Lafayette ducks under and follows up with a left that Lafayette also avoids with ease.
Lafayette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber misses with a hook
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huber throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Huber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Huber takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Huber misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huber misses with a body kick.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafayette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Huber.
Lafayette slips a jab from Huber.
Huber looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Lafayette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lafayette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lafayette throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
Huber just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws out a counter right but Huber avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huber at a distance.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Huber is looking to counter punch.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Huber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Huber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber misses with a jab to the body
and Lafayette counters with a left to the body.
Lafayette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lafayette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber had his way with Vicente Lafayette in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Lafayette tries to clinch up
letting Huber counter with a right hand.
Lafayette throws an off balance right hand
and Huber counters with a nice uppercut.
Huber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lafayette will feel that in the morning.
Huber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber blocks the body kick.
Huber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lafayette walks into a left hand.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Huber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Huber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huber throws the kick towards the body but Lafayette avoids it.
Lafayette defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette counters with a body kick.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a kick to the body.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Lafayette throws a push kick but Huber slaps the foot to one side.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Huber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huber just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber misses with a series of wild punches.
Lafayette tries to work over Huber's front leg with a kick but Huber checks it.
A quick step to the side and Huber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lafayette lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huber doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Huber misses with a body punch
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Huber to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lafayette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huber lands with a nice body punch.
Huber throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huber misses the body punch
and Lafayette counters with an inside leg kick.
Huber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lafayette lands an overhand right.
Huber lands a front kick.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Lafayette explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Huber clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Huber.
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lafayette.
Huber lands with a left to the head.
Huber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huber throws a head punch that misses.
Huber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Huber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Huber.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Huber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Huber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huber 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Huber!
Hans Huber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Havoc Midweek Mayhem 6
Date: Mar 08, 2017

#R1#
Minor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Minor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Minor blocks the leg kick.
Lafayette thuds his shin into the meat of Minor's side.
Minor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Minor is just out of range.
As Lafayette backs away, Minor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Minor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minor.
Minor moves out of range of the body kick from Lafayette. #T1#
Lafayette jabs at Minor's body.
Minor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lafayette swings for the body but Minor moves out of range.
A lazy left from Minor finds it's target.
Minor is looking to slow Lafayette down with leg kicks.
Minor throws a poor cross that misses
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Minor.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Minor knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Minor looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Lafayette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Minor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Minor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lafayette. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Lafayette cracks Minor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lafayette has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Minor to stand back up!#ROC2#
Minor is rocked!
Minor moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Oh Minor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lafayette lands a right hand from hell, dropping Minor. Lafayette pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
A very excited looking Vicente Lafayette made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Havoc Midweek Mayhem 4
Date: Feb 08, 2017

#R1#
Lafayette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nada if he has to take too many more of those.
Lafayette with a nice cross.
Nada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
And Nada tries to counter it with a takedown but Lafayette pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nada 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.
Nada swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Lafayette counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Nada! #ROC#
Nada is rocked!
Lafayette prevents Nada from improving his position.
Nada is still in real trouble! Can Lafayette finish him?#SUB#
Lafayette is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nada is pressing down on Lafayette's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nada seems to have recovered his senses.
Nada pulls Lafayette in to control the position.
Nada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nada looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Lafayette is not content to let Nada control the position.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Nada perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lafayette's head.
Lafayette is trying to get back to full guard.
Lafayette is working hard here to advance position.
Nada is nestled in close to Lafayette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nada works his way into side control.
Nada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nada sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lafayette is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nada landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lafayette gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nada passes to side control.
Nada works to advance to full mount. Lafayette defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lafayette is in a horrible position here. Nada smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lafayette sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lafayette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3#
Nada is pressing down on Lafayette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lafayette is holding on for now.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Nada has control of the leg.
Nada wants to control but Lafayette is keeping him busy.
Nada is looking to advance position but Lafayette won't allow it.
Nada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Nada.
Nada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lafayette knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nada working Lafayette over with strikes.
Nada wants to pass to mount but Lafayette is defending the position.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Lafayette looking to control. #SUB#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nada wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is keeping the position.
Nada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nada looking to sit in guard and control but Lafayette gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Lafayette stopping the sweep attempt from Nada.
Nada keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Nada pushes him off.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Nada moved out of range nicely.
Nada lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Nada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nada cracks Lafayette with an open hand slap.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Nada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Nada finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Jab from Nada.
Lafayette lands with a nice body punch.
Frank Nada seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Nada.
No joy there for Lafayette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nada misses the body punch
and Lafayette counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Nada.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Nada.
Lafayette looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nada cracks Lafayette with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nada loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Lafayette displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nada.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nada connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nada.
Nada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nada throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T3#
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Nada throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nada. Nada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Nada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nada swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lafayette lands with an uppercut that bounces Nada off the cage and back into range.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Nada is just out of range.
Nada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nada missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nada throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Nada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Nada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Lafayette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nada defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada misses with a looping right.
Lafayette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lafayette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nada! But no joy.
Lafayette throws an off balance right hand
and Nada counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Lafayette misses
and Nada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nada is out of range.
A nice side step and Nada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Nada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nada misses with a lunging right hand
and Lafayette comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Nada stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Lafayette is on him like rabid pit bull! Nada slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
An out of breath Vicente Lafayette thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Havoc Midweek Mayhem 2
Date: Jan 25, 2017

#R1##TD#
Harris looking to score a takedown here. Lafayette is defending well but Harris drives through and ends up in Lafayette's guard.
Lafayette is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Lafayette looking for subs off his back but Harris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lafayette manages to get to full guard.
Harris 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.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is keeping the position.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Harris is working Lafayette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lafayette controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself. #SUB2#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lafayette tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lafayette has momentary wrist control but Harris slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
Harris cracks Lafayette with a solid left hand.
Lafayette keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lafayette wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harris is in close to Lafayette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lafayette pulls Harris in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris postures up in Lafayette's guard and throws a big left but Lafayette blocks it.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
Harris throws a strike but Lafayette rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Harris throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lafayette uses it to pass to side control.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Lafayette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris tries to bench press Lafayette off him but Lafayette keeps the position.
Harris is trying to control Lafayette's posture but Lafayette avoids it. #T4#
Harris looking for a sweep but Lafayette has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lafayette landing punches.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Lafayette gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Lafayette isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that 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.
#R2#
Harris misses with a left hand
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette lands with a nice body punch.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Harris.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Lafayette thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris cracks Lafayette with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
Harris checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Lafayette's head back.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T1#
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lafayette.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lafayette pinned against the cage. Lafayette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lafayette.#T2#
Harris tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Lafayette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Lafayette pushes him off.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lafayette throws a leg kick #TD#
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
Harris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anselmo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lafayette on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Lafayette is looking to reverse the position.
Harris is working Lafayette over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Harris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harris lands a few punches from side control.
Harris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lafayette sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harris trying to control the action but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris lands an elbow.
Lafayette tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position. #T4#
Lafayette stops Harris from passing to mount.
Harris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lafayette to see if he's OK.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Lafayette is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Harris throws a strike aimed at the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette avoids it well.
Lafayette sneaks back into half guard.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD#
Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lafayette defending against the ground and pound.
Harris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lafayette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafayette gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well. #T1#
Lafayette tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Harris wants to control but Lafayette is keeping him busy.
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris lands with a punch from half guard.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafayette defending well though.
Harris winds up and cracks Lafayette with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lafayette trying to control here. #T2#
Harris throwing shots but Lafayette is blocking nicely.
Harris is trying to control. Lafayette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Harris there. #SUB2#
Lafayette actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Harris is controlling the pace. #SUB#
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lafayette!
Harris with the ground and pound from mount.
Lafayette holds on for dear life, controlling Harris's posture momentarily.
Harris raining down shots from the mount!
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Lafayette in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Harris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lafayette throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Lafayette in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lafayette is in a horrible position here. Harris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harris cracks Lafayette with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Harris scoring with strikes but Lafayette is staying in there.
Harris blocks Lafayette's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Harris with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!

Event: CFC 391
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1#
Summers misses with a body kick.
Barbu lands with a straight right. Summers didn't see that one coming.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD2#
Barbu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Summers's guard.
Summers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Summers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Barbu pulls Summers in close to prevent any damage.
Barbu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Summers's guard. #REVB#
Summers doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Summers can't keep his opponent in guard - Barbu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers is controlling Barbu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers wants to control but Barbu is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Barbu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Summers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Summers wants to improve his position but Barbu is controlling well.
Summers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbu.
Summers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barbu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Summers swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Barbu looking to improve position, pressing down on Summers's thigh with his hand. Summers seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Barbu paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Barbu's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Summers picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Summers!
A victorious Alex Summers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: LEGACY! 78
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett moves out of range as Summers throws a body kick.
Sackett throws a low kick but Summers moves out of range easily.
Summers tries to land a body kick
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Summers 's knee.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Summers's knee but Summers avoids it well.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Summers saw that one coming.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett punishes Summers's body with a nice straight punch.
Summers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sackett lunges at Summers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Summers's hand.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Summers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett lands a head kick!
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Summers connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Summers moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Summers scores with a body shot.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Summers lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into range.
Summers slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Summers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Summers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Summers darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Summers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sackett.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Summers's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Summers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Summers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Summers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Summers throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Summers avoids it with no problem.
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Summers doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Sackett misses.
It looked like Summers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Summers. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Sackett scores with a decent looking hook.
Summers connects with the punch.
Summers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Summers blocks the body kick.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett thuds a left hand into Summers's body.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Summers as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Summers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Summers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Summers takes one on the button.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Summers throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
Sackett lands a nice hook to Summers's body. Summers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T4#
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Summers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Summers misses with a hook.
Sackett throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Summers misses the target.
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Summers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sackett just manages to avoid it.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Sackett throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Summers slips under a jab.
Summers tried to counter with a leg kick but Sackett avoided it.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Summers throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Summers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett blocks a low kick nicely.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Sackett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Summers cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Summers slips under a jab from Sackett.#T1#
Sackett slips a jab from Summers.
Summers scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Summers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett lands a jab to Summers's midsection.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Summers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sackett defends it nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Summers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T2#
Summers blocks a leg kick.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett lands with a nice body kick.
Summers scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Summers misses.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Summers.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Summers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Summers tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Summers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Sackett with a hook.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett throws a push kick but Summers slaps the foot to one side.
Summers throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Summers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Summers moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett with a hook.#T4#
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Summers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Summers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Summers misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Summers throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sackett checks a low kick from Summers.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Summers counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Summers in his tracks.
Summers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordecai Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
Summers moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Summers off the cage and back into range.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Summers counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett lands with a hook. Summers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Summers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Summers counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Summers avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Summers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Summers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Summers's knee but Summers avoids it well.
Summers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett thumps Summers with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Summers down.
Summers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Summers misses with the body kick
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Summers's knee momentarily.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T2#
Summers wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Summers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Summers counters with a left and a right that stings Sackett.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Summers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Summers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Summers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
Summers misses the shot to the body.
Summers throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Summers checks a leg kick.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Summers.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Summers doesn't seem phased though.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Sackett throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Summers sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Summers, right into the meat.
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
and Summers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Summers.
Sackett throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Summers lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
Summers motions for Sackett to come forward. Summers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mordecai Sackett just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
A jab from Sackett misses.
Summers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Summers connects with a single shot there.
Summers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Summers throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Summers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett moves out of range as Summers throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Summers sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett feints and then cracks Summers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Summers down.
Sackett moves out of range as Summers strikes.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Summers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
Summers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sackett.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Summers on the side of the head.
Sackett takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Summers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Summers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Summers throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Summers's leg but Summers calmly moves out of range.
Summers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Summers throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Summers thuds his shin into the meat of Sackett's side.
Sackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Summers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Summers cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Summers misses with a double jab.
Sackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
Summers throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Summers had a free shot at his head there.
Summers takes one to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
A decent looking cross lands there for Summers.
Sackett cracks Summers with a good jab.
Summers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Summers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Summers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Summers slips a jab from Sackett.
A shot to the body from Summers misses
and Sackett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Summers thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Summers thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Sackett cracks Summers with a good jab.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Summers counters with a body kick that stops Sackett in his tracks momentarily.
Summers with a hook.
Summers fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Summers misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Summers doesn't seem phased though.
Summers lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Summers throws out the jab.
Summers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries to move into range but Summers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alex Summers will probably get the nod.
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!
#R5#
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Summers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Summers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Summers.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Summers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sackett with a nice cross.
Sackett wants to slow Summers down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Summers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Summers loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Summers throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from Summers.
Summers throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Summers throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Summers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Nice shot lands for Summers.
Summers thows a body kick. Sackett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Summers.
Sackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
An attempted straight right counter from Summers misses the target.#T2#
Summers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Summers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Summers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Summers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Summers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from Summers.
Summers misses the shot to the body.
Summers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Summers scores with a nice body kick.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Sackett throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Summers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Summers blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Summers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Summers.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Summers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Summers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alex Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Summers's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Summers as he checks the leg kick.
Summers gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Summers is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
Sackett works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett sizes up Summers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Summers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
A good leg kick by Summers.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sackett checks a leg kick.
Summers throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Summers with a body shot.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Summers.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett is the new welterweight champion!
Mordecai Sackett made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.

Event: LEGACY! 73
Date: Jul 01, 2016

#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Summers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jong Guk tries to work over Summers's front leg with a kick but Summers checks it.
Summers throwing a counter right hand but Jong Guk manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Alex Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jong Guk was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Jong Guk wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Summers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Summers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jong Guk throws a big counter head kick but Summers avoids it with no problem.
Summers throws a push kick but Jong Guk slaps the foot to one side.
Jong Guk looks to land a body kick but Summers moved away.
Summers cracks Jong Guk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jong Guk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jong Guk throws a low kick, looking for Summers's leg but Summers calmly moves out of range.
Summers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks Summers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Summers down.
Jong Guk works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Jong Guk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Summers.#T1#
Jong Guk walks into a stiff left hand from Summers.
Jong Guk misses with a head kick.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a hook to the body
and Summers counters with a body kick.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers defending well as Jong Guk loads up on a big left hand.
Jong Guk throws a poor cross that misses
and Summers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jong Guk misses the jab.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Jong Guk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jong Guk tries to land a front kick but Summers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick that misses.
Summers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Summers sizes up Jong Guk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick.
Jong Guk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Summers delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Summers does no damage.
Summers with a hook.
Summers scores with a push kick.
Summers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jong Guk tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Jong Guk sees coming a mile off.
Summers blocks a head kick by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Jong Guk misses.
Summers feints a jab promting Jong Guk to slip. Summers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jong Guk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jong Guk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jong Guk lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Summers fakes the leg kick and cracks Jong Guk in the body.
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Summers as he connects with a hook.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Jong Guk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Summers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jong Guks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jong Guk. Summers shrugs it off though.
Jong Guk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Summers rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
Summers slips a jab from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jong Guk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong Guk is looking to slow Summers down with leg kicks.
Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T4#
Jong Guk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jong Guk looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Summers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jong Guk lands a slapping body shot.
Jong Guk takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Summers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jong Guk's sensitive parts.
Summers throws out a powerful jab.
Summers scores with a head kick. Jong Guk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Summers throws a head kick that Jong Guk semi-blocks.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick from Jong Guk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Summers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jong Guk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Summers wants to land a leg kick but Jong Guk is out of range.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jong Guk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Summers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Summers takes a swing at Jong Guk's ribcage but misses.
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers throws the kick towards the body but Jong Guk avoids it.
Alex Summers is winning the standup battle so far.
Jong Guk jabs Summers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jong Guk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jong Guk scores with a nice strike.
Jong Guk throws out a leg kick but Summers moves out of range and Jong Guk only half commits.
Summers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jong Guk. That one must have hurt.
Summers throws a leg kick
and Jong Guk counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Summers blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Jong Guk.#T1#
Jong Guk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Summers tries to score with a low kick but Jong Guk moves his leg out of the way.
Summers cracks Jong Guk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jong Guk looks to throw a body kick
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Jong Guk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Summers finds it's way through Jong Guk's defenses.
Jong Guk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Summers.
Summers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk moves out of range as Summers throws a body kick.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jong Guk was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Jong Guk connects with a high kick.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick from Jong Guk.
A jab lands there for Jong Guk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Summers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
Jong Guk lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Jong Guk closes the distance and clinches.
Summers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jong Guk's elbow. #BC#
Summers manages to break the clinch.
Summers throws a push kick but Jong Guk slaps the foot to one side.
Summers sets himself, and Jong Guk steps forward looking for the clinch! Summers avoids it this time.
Summers connects with a looping right hand.
Jong Guk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Summers.
Summers misses with a leg kick
letting Jong Guk counter with a right hand.
Summers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Summers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Summers, right into the meat.
Jong Guk tries to land a body kick
and Summers counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Summers.
Jong Guk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Summers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jong Guk scrambles back to his feet.
Summers throws a jab when Jong Guk was well out of range.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick.#T3#
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Guk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Summers throws a front kick aimed at Jong Guk's knee but Jong Guk avoids it well.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but Summers moves out of range easily.
Summers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers scores with a nice body kick.
Jong Guk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Summers throwing a counter right hand but Jong Guk manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Summers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jong Guk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jong Guk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jong Guk jabs at Summers's body.
Summers misses with a hook. Jong Guk ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Summers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jong Guk if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Summers - that will leave a mark!
Summers misses with a low kick.#T4#
Jong Guk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Summers.
A swing and a miss from Jong Guk.
Summers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk ducks right into an uppercut from Summers.
Summers throws a right hand that Jong Guk ducks under and follows up with a left that Jong Guk also avoids with ease.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Summers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jong Guk was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Summers tries to score with a low kick but Jong Guk moves his leg out of the way.
Summers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick as Summers jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Jong Guk misses with a kick to the body.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Summers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jong Guk can do to turn this around?
Jong Guk swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Jong Guk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Jong Guk misses.
Summers throws a leg kick which misses Jong Guk's front leg but catches the back leg as Jong Guk tries to avoid it.
Jong Guk is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jong Guk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jong Guk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Summers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That kick from Jong Guk tenderised Summers's leg. Summers is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Guk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Summers keeps the fight on the outside.
Summers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.#T1#
Jong Guk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Summers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jong Guk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Summers connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Jong Guk thumps Summers with a low kick.
Summers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jong Guk at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Summers. Jong Guk shrugs it off though.
Summers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers connects with a solid leg kick.
Summers moves out of range as Jong Guk throws a body kick.
Summers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T2#
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers scores with a hook.
Jong Guk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jong Guk throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
Summers throws a push kick but Jong Guk slaps the foot to one side.
Summers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jong Guk connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jong Guk as he avoids it easily.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Summers moves out of range of the leg kick from Jong Guk.
Summers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jong Guk. Jong Guk obviously looking to wear him down.
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers staying out of range there.
Summers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jong Guk just manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Summers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers throws the kick towards the body but Jong Guk avoids it.
Summers digs a good body shot into Jong Guk's ribs.
Summers slips under a jab.
Summers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jong Guk avoids the body shot from Summers.
Jong Guk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Summers lands a right hook to the body.
Jong Guk motions for Summers to come forward. Jong Guk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Guk is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Summers scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Summers lands with a cross.
Jong Guk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Summers takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers tries to land a front kick but Jong Guk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Summers. That's going to slow Jong Guk down.
Jong Guk digs a good hook to Summers's body.
Jong Guk scores with a hook to the body. Summers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Summers throws a low kick but Jong Guk moves out of range easily.
Jong Guk throws a front kick that sends Summers stumbling back into the cage.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
A clash of legs there as Jong Guk blocks the low kick.
Summers throws a head kick but Jong Guk moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Alex Summers did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Jong Guk misses with a right hand
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Summers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Summers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Summers.
A solid body kick from Summers.
Summers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Summers slams his shin into Jong Guk's torso.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Summers. Jong Guk shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jong Guk misses with a right hand
and Summers counters with a leg kick. #T1#
Summers misses with a hook. Jong Guk ducked under it nicely.
Jong Guk tries a quick counter leg kick but Summers is wise to it.
Jong Guk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers tried to counter with a leg kick but Jong Guk avoided it.
Jong Guk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Summers cracks Jong Guk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Summers scores with a kick to the body.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jong Guk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jong Guk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jong Guk scores with the left hand. Summers knows he should have avoided that one.
Jong Guk misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Jong Guk motions for Summers to come forward. Jong Guk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Summers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jong Guk.
A nice side step and Jong Guk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Jong Guk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Summers.
Jong Guk misses with some punches.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Summers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Summers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Jong Guk blocks an uppercut.
Jong Guk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jong Guk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers prevents a body shot from Jong Guk.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Jong Guk.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Jong Guk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Summers prevents a body shot from Jong Guk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Jong Guk scores with a hook to the body.
Summers struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong Guk controls his hands.
Jong Guk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Jong Guk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Summers wants to break free but Jong Guk has control.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as Summers controls the action.
Jong Guk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Jong Guk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Summers or not. #TD#
Summers is trying to trip Jong Guk. He has hold of a leg but Jong Guk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Summers persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jong Guk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Jong Guk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jong Guk keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Jong Guk is looking to stand up but Summers isn't so interested in that idea.
Summers trying to control but Jong Guk is working from the bottom.
Jong Guk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Summers is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jong Guk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot by Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers had his way with Kim Jong Guk in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Summers is looking to land body kicks.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk moves out of range as Summers throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Summers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jong Guk.
Crunch! Summers slams his shin into Jong Guk's torso.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jong Guk throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Guk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Summers.
Summers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk moves out of range as Summers throws a body kick.
Summers blocks a low kick nicely.
Summers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jong Guk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Summers takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Summers scores with a sloppy right hand. Jong Guk should have avoided that one.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Jong Guk checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Jong Guk moves into the clinch.
Summers blocks a body shot from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Summers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jong Guk struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Jong Guk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as Jong Guk controls the action.
Summers goes for a takedown attempt but Jong Guk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Jong Guk does it's job there.#T2#
Jong Guk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Summers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Summers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kim Jong Guk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jong Guk moves forwards but Summers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Summers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jong Guk slips a straight right by Summers.
Jong Guk takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jong Guk! But no joy.
Jong Guk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Summers throws out the jab.
Summers connects with a nice looking jab.
Summers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jong Guk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jong Guk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jong Guk throws a shot to the body.
Summers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jong Guk counters with a nice body kick. #T3#
Jong Guk throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk scoring well with a low kick there.
Summers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick.
Summers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jong Guk's sensitive parts.
Summers thows a body kick. Jong Guk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Summers avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Jong Guk off balance momentarily.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jong Guk throws a front kick aimed at Summers's knee but Summers avoids it well.
Jong Guk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summers avoids a kick to the body.
Alex Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Jong Guk misses with a low kick.
Summers lands a body shot.
Summers lands with a nice body kick.
Jong Guk throws the kick towards the body but Summers avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Jong Guk. Beautiful body shot.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Summers lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Jong Guk misses.
Summers moves forwards but Jong Guk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Summers connects with a body shot that sends Jong Guk's belly button to the back.
Summers thuds his shin into the meat of Jong Guk's side.
A cross from Summers lands.
Summers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Summers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jong Guk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Summers, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Summers!
Alex Summers retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Alex Summers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: LEGACY! 69
Date: Jun 11, 2016

#R1#
Nice body kick there by Summers.
Huber checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Huber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huber avoids the head kick by Summers.
Donk. Huber catches Summers right on the button with a cross.
Summers motions for Huber to come forward. Summers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Summers.
Huber moves out of range of the body kick from Summers.
Summers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madness MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Summers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huber. Huber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Summers.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Summers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Summers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Summers slips a straight right by Huber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Summers.#T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huber crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Summers - the referee stops the clock and Huber gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Summers. Huber manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Huber blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Summers. That's going to slow Huber down.
Summers lands a head shot.
Huber blocks a head kick by Summers.
Summers throws a chopping leg kick but Huber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alex Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Huber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Summers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Summers tests Huber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range. #T2#
Summers connects with a body shot that sends Huber's belly button to the back.
Summers throws a leg kick but Huber moved away.
Summers throws a low kick but Huber avoids it.
Huber throws out a counter right but Summers avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
Summers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Summers digs a good hook to Huber's body.
Huber lands with an overhand left.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Huber swings widly with a right hand
and Summers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Summers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Summers misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Summers tries to score with a low kick but Huber moves his leg out of the way.
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers is looking to land body kicks.
Huber appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Huber blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Summers.
Summers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Huber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Huber as he checks the leg kick.
Summers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Summers throws a low kick but Huber avoids it.#T4#
Summers stuns Huber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Summers throws a body kick that misses.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Huber avoids a kick to the body.
Summers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Summers is looking to wear down Huber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Summers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huber. That did some damage!
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huber throws a poor cross that misses
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Huber looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Summers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huber doesn't seem bothered though.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huber cracks Summers with an open hand slap.
Summers misses with a looping left.
Summers lands a front kick.
Huber misses with a head kick.
Summers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Summers tenderised Huber's leg. Huber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Summers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Summers misses with a straight right.
Huber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Summers swings for the body but Huber moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Huber might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Summers has got the better of the exchanges.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Summers is looking to score with low kicks.
Huber moves forwards but Summers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Huber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Summers staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Summers.
Huber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Summers.
Summers throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Summers with a nice cross.#T2#
Huber misses the jab.
Alex Summers is winning the standup battle so far.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Summers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Summers thows a leg kick but Huber checks it
and Huber counters with a three punch combo that has Summers backing up. Summers nods at Huber to acknowledge the strikes.
Huber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Huber off balance momentarily.
Huber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huber there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Huber misses.
Summers is looking to counter punch.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Huber saw that one coming.
Jab by Summers.
Summers misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD2#
and Huber counters with a head kick that drops Summers to the mat! Summers scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#KD2#
Huber lands a big uppercut and Summers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Summers looks OK. Huber waves Summers back to his feet!#ROC2#
Summers is rocked!#T3#
Summers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huber eats them both and turns towards Summers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Summers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Summers throws out a loose jab but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers seems to have got his legs back now.
Huber throws a head kick that misses
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD2#
and Huber counters with a head kick that drops Summers to the mat! Summers scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Huber throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Summers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Huber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huber.
It seemed like Huber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber takes one to the chin there.
Huber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Summers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T4#
Huber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Summers. Summers obviously looking to wear him down.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Summers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Summers thuds his shin into the meat of Huber's side.
Summers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Summers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huber can do to turn this around?
Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Summers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Summers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Summers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Summers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Huber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huber misses with a looping left.
Summers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Summers takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Huber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Summers lands with an overhand left.
Huber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Summers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Summers motions for Huber to come forward. Summers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Huber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Summers cracks the inside of Huber's front leg.
Huber takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Summers.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Summers misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Summers.
An inside leg kick lands from Summers.
A punch lands to the side of Huber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Huber might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Huber throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Summers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Summers.
A jab from Summers does it's job there.
Summers lands with a hook. Huber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Summers throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Summers is looking to chop away at Huber's legs.
Summers looks for the body kick but Huber saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huber! But no joy.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Summers misses
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Summers misses.
Summers connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers wants to land a leg kick but Huber is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Summers.
Summers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T3#
Huber avoids the body shot from Summers.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Huber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Summers can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Summers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Huber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Huber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Huber checks a leg kick nicely.
Summers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Huber saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Huber releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huber has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Summers.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Summers misses with the body kick
letting Huber counter with a right hand. #T4#
Huber tries a head kick but it misses.
Huber lands a really nice looking cross but Summers seems unphased.
Summers throws out a powerful jab.
Summers misses with a double jab
and Huber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Huber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Summers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Summers lands.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers clearly takes that round.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Huber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Summers misses.
A clash of legs there as Huber blocks the low kick.
Huber throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Huber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Summers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Huber releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Huber.
Huber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Summers misses with the body kick
and Huber counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Summers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huber's head.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
Summers walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huber.
Huber misses with a hook.
Huber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Huber throws out a counter right but Summers avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the body from Summers misses
enabling Huber to counter with a crisp jab.
Huber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Summers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Summers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Huber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers connects with a body shot that sends Huber's belly button to the back.
Huber checks a low kick from Summers.
Summers throws a good cross that connects.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Huber takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Huber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huber moves away from the strike by Summers.
It seemed like Huber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Summers throws a leg kick which misses Huber's front leg but catches the back leg as Huber tries to avoid it.
Summers throws a leg kick
and Huber counters with a nice body shot.
Summers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers throws the kick towards the body but Huber avoids it.#T3#
Huber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Huber throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Huber just manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Nice jab there from Huber.
Summers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Summers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Summers throws a body kick that misses.
Summers cracks the inside of Huber's front leg.
Summers throws a chopping leg kick but Huber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Huber misses.
Summers throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
The crowd cheers as Huber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Summers doesn't seem phased though.
Summers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Huber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Summers connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber connects with a jab.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Summers.
Summers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Huber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers had his way with Hans Huber in that round.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Summers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huber. Huber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Summers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huber. That did some damage!
Summers misses with a kick to the body
and Summers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huber thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Huber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Summers.
Huber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers looks for the body kick but Huber saw that one coming.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Summers.
Summers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huber misses with a head kick. #T1#
Summers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Huber is out of range and Summers settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Summers.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huber.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Summers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huber.
Huber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Summers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huber.
Summers catches Huber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Summers blocks a head kick by Huber.
Summers delivers a nice body kick.
Hans Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Summers thows a leg kick but Huber checks it
and Huber counters with a nice uppercut.
Summers blocks a jab.
You can see that Huber has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Huber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers jabs at Huber's body.
Huber defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.
Huber walks into a jab.
Huber moves out of range of the body kick from Summers.
Huber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
Summers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Huber blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Huber misses.
Summers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Huber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Huber now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Summers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Huber moved out of range.
Huber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alex Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Summers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Summers.
Huber lands a really nice looking cross but Summers seems unphased.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Summers misses the shot to the body.
Huber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
Summers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huber's hands.
A jab lands there for Summers.
Summers lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Summers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Summers!
Alex Summers is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Summers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Causing Havoc 65
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1#
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hightower swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hightower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hightower tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
It looked like Summers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hightower is looking to slow Summers down with leg kicks.
Hightower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hightower lands a leg kick that knocks Summers off balance momentarily.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Summers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hightower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been informed that Hightower 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
A jab lands there for Summers.
Summers takes a swing at Hightower's ribcage but misses.
Hightower feints the counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Summers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Hightower moved out of range.
Hightower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Summers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Summers wants it to stay on the feet.
Summers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hightower checks it well.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hightower.
Hightower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hightower throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Hightower goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Summers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hightower. Hightower obviously looking to wear him down.
Hightower connects with an inside leg kick.
Hightower misses with a body shot
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
Hightower cracks a nice hook into Summers's ribs.
Summers lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower checks a low kick from Summers.
Alex Summers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hightower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hightower or perhaps it was just good defense by Summers, which made it look bad. #T2#
Summers throws a hook to the side of Hightower's head but Hightower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hightower misses with an uppercut.
Summers lands with a good body shot.
Hightower connects with a leg kick. Summers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hightower throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Summers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hightower moves out of range of the body kick.
And Hightower tries to counter it with a takedown but Summers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Summers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Summers is looking to land body kicks.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hightower turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Summers connects with a leg kick. Hightower looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Hightower moves away and avoids it.
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hightower takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Summers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hightower avoids the head kick by Summers.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hightower checks a leg kick.
Hightower tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Summers tries a low kick but Hightower avoids it.
Hightower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hightower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Summers doesn't seem bothered though.
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hightower defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Hightower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hightower tries to clinch up.
Summers thumps Hightower with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Summers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Summers misses.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Summers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hightower.
Hightower cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
Hightower misses with a low kick.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Hightower backs away, Summers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Summers tries to land a leg kick but Hightower saw it coming and moves away.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers dominated that 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.
#R2#
Hightower lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hightower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Hightower saw that one coming.
Summers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hightower checks a leg kick.
Hightower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Summers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hightower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Hightower has Summers up against the cage in a clinch.
Hightower's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hightower on the inside.
I was talking to Summers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body. #TD2#
Hightower pulls guard effortlessly.
Hightower is trying to control the position but Summers postures up.
Summers wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving. #T1#
Summers looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Hightower is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hightower working a defensive guard here.
Summers throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Hightower working for a triangle but Summers defends it easily.
Summers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hightower's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hightower is on top in guard. #REVB#
Summers keeping full guard, as Hightower tries to pass. #SUB#
Summers is looking for a triangle but Hightower pushes his legs off easily.
Hightower trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Summers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Hightower wants to pass the guard but Summers is keeping the position.#SUB#
Hightower content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Summers has locked up a guillotine! Summers's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hightower is holding on here and Summers must be using up a lot of energy. Hightower has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Summers gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Summers!
Alex Summers retains his welterweight title!
Alex Summers thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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