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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lefleaur comes to the cage accompanied by La Marseillaise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefleaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Lefleaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Lefleaur misses.
A jab from Paquiao misses.
Lefleaur scores with the left hand. Paquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Paquiao does it's job there.
Paquiao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the body
and Paquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Lefleaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquiao.
Lefleaur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paquiao counters with a series of strikes. Lefleaur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paquiao scores with a jab. Lefleaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur feints and then cracks Paquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paquiao down.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lefleaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paquiao 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.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paquiao throws a looping overhand right but Lefleaur ducks down to avoid it.
Lefleaur slips a straight right by Paquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paquiao misses with a hook.
Lefleaur misses the body punch
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lefleaur misses with a hook
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Lefleaur misses.
Paquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquiao misses with a left hand
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lefleaur thinking.
Lefleaur misses with a right hand
and Paquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lefleaur defending well as Paquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Lefleaur looks to land a left hand but Paquiao moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefleaur moves away.
Lefleaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lefleaur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lefleaur misses with a left hand
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lefleaur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Paquiao throws a series of punches but Lefleaur avoids them all with ease.
Lefleaur swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Lefleaur dodges the punch combination from Paquiao.
Paquiao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lefleaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Paquiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao missing with a left hand there. Lefleaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Paquiao throws a looping overhand right but Lefleaur ducks down to avoid it.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur misses with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lefleaur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Paquiao misses.
Lefleaur misses with a left hand
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lefleaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Paquiao. That snapped Lefleaur's head back.
Lefleaur falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Paquiao moves out of range.
Lefleaur ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Paquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Lefleaur's shoulder, as Lefleaur tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Lefleaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefleaur tries to move into range but Paquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lefleaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquiao.
Lefleaur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lefleaur slips a straight right by Paquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao moves out of range as Lefleaur strikes.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Lefleaur slips under a jab from Paquiao.
Paquiao lands with a straight right. Lefleaur didn't see that one coming.
Lefleaur throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a nice body shot.
Paquiao lands with a good body shot.
Paquiao cracks Lefleaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lefleaur misses with a left hand
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Lefleaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lefleaur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paquiao counters with a series of strikes. Lefleaur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lefleaur avoids the body shot from Paquiao.
A nice combination there by Paquiao.
Lefleaur throws a sloppy body shot
and Lefleaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur throws a sloppy body shot
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lefleaur loads up on a big right hand but Paquiao slips the punch.
Lefleaur walks into a straight right hand from Paquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paquiao manages to avoid it.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a left to the body.
Lefleaur throws a right hand that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Lefleaur swings widly with a right hand
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut
and Lefleaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao misses with a left hand
and Lefleaur counters with a good, hard body kick but Paquiao shrugs it off.
Lefleaur throws a lazy uppercut
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Paquiao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Lefleaur finds it's way through Paquiao's defenses.
Paquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Lefleaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Lefleaur backing up. Lefleaur nods at Paquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Lefleaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao misses with a straight left.
Paquiao misses with a right hand
and Lefleaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Paquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lefleaur misses with a hook
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Lefleaur misses
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lefleaur.
Paquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefleaur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Manuel Paquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Lefleaur moves away and avoids it.
Lefleaur scores with the left hand. Paquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Paquiao cracks Lefleaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lefleaur misses with a jab to the body
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao connects with a single shot there.
Lefleaur tries to land a front kick but Paquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lefleaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Lefleaur lands with a hook. Paquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paquiao scores with a shot to the body.
Lefleaur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Lefleaur is rocked!
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
Paquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lefleaur counters with a three punch combo that has Paquiao backing up. Paquiao nods at Lefleaur to acknowledge the strikes.
Paquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lefleaur counters with a body kick that stops Paquiao in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut
and Lefleaur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lefleaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lefleaur staying out of range there.
Lefleaur ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lefleaur on the side of the head.
Paquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lefleaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Lefleaur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paquiao.
Manuel Paquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Paquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lefleaur doesn't seem phased though.
Paquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lefleaur cracks Paquiao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lefleaur misses with a right hand
and Paquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Paquiao misses its intended target.
Paquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lefleaur counters with a one-two to the body.
Lefleaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon Lefleaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lefleaur misses with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paquiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lefleaur misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a three punch combo that has Paquiao backing up. Paquiao nods at Lefleaur to acknowledge the strikes.
Paquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Lefleaur off the cage and back into rage.
Lefleaur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lefleaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Lefleaur.
Paquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a combination
and Lefleaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Lefleaur misses
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lefleaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lefleaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lefleaur throws a right hand that Paquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquiao also avoids with ease.
Lefleaur throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lefleaur eats them both and turns towards Paquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Lefleaur off the cage and back into rage.
Lefleaur walks into a left hand.
Lefleaur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Paquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paquiao 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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