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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diangi Makiavala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel La Fleur is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diangi Makiavala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel La Fleur!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Fleur slips under a jab from Makiavala.
Makiavala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Fleur. Makiavala does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Fleur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makiavala.
La Fleur lands with a good body shot.
Makiavala throws a body punch but La Fleur moves out of range.
Makiavala jabs at La Fleur's body.
Makiavala checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Fleur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makiavala misses with a wild combination.
Makiavala misses with a wild body shot.
La Fleur misses with an uppercut
and Makiavala counters with a series of strikes. La Fleur will be more careful next time no doubt.
La Fleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur tests Makiavala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makiavala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makiavala missing with a left hand there. La Fleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by La Fleur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Fleur.
Makiavala misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makiavala misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Makiavala misses.
La Fleur throws a body punch but Makiavala moves out of range.
La Fleur misses with a lunging right hand
and Makiavala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makiavala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Fleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Makiavala.
La Fleur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makiavala as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makiavala throws a hook but La Fleur avoids it easily.
La Fleur misses with a hook to the body
and Makiavala counters with a three punch combo that has La Fleur backing up. La Fleur nods at Makiavala to acknowledge the strikes.
La Fleur ducks under a wild hook from Makiavala.
La Fleur misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from La Fleur misses.
Makiavala thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Diangi Makiavala will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Makiavala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Fleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makiavala 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.
La Fleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Fleur throws a hook to the side of Makiavala's head but Makiavala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Fleur misses with a low kick.
Gabriel La Fleur 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.
A big left from La Fleur misses.
La Fleur feints a jab promting Makiavala to slip. La Fleur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Makiavala slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Fleur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makiavala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Fleur moves away.
La Fleur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makiavala.
That kick from La Fleur tenderised Makiavala's leg. Makiavala is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makiavala moves away from the strike by La Fleur.
Makiavala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makiavala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Fleur.
Diangi Makiavala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Fleur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makiavala tries to move into range but La Fleur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
La Fleur throws a lazy uppercut
and Makiavala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makiavala.
Makiavala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for La Fleur.
La Fleur misses with a hook.
Makiavala staying out of range there.
No joy there for Makiavala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makiavala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - La Fleur coming out on top.
Makiavala misses the shot to the body.
La Fleur scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Fleur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makiavalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Fleur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makiavala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel La Fleur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Makiavala slips a straight right by La Fleur.
La Fleur throws a shot from downtown. Makiavala moves away and avoids it.
La Fleur moves away from the strike by Makiavala.
Makiavala 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.
La Fleur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makiavala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makiavala slips a jab from La Fleur.
Gabriel La Fleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Fleur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Fleur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makiavala staying out of range there.
La Fleur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makiavala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
La Fleur cracks Makiavala with an open hand slap.
La Fleur defending well as Makiavala loads up on a big left hand.
La Fleur looks to land a left hand but Makiavala moved out of range nicely.
Makiavala blocks a jab.
La Fleur works over Makiavala's head and body with a nice combination.
Makiavala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makiavala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as La Fleur backs up against the cage.
La Fleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Makiavala.
La Fleur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
La Fleur works the jab nicely.
Diangi Makiavala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
La Fleur misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
La Fleur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from La Fleur finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makiavala ducks under a wild hook from La Fleur.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Fleur shoots in looking for a takedown. Makiavala tries to sprawl out of it but La Fleur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makiavala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel La Fleur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La Fleur 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel La Fleur!
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