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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet the Blue Sky. Gordon Lefleaur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class 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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a nice shot that snaps Nieto's head back.
Nieto moves away from the strike by Lefleaur.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Lefleaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nieto throws a chopping leg kick but Lefleaur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nieto motions for Lefleaur to come forward. Nieto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieto.
Nieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lefleaur is just out of range.
Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Nieto is just out of range.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Nieto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lefleaur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefleaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nieto is out of range.
Nieto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lefleaur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lefleaur scores with a hook to the body. Nieto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lefleaur moves in looking to clinch but Nieto pushes him off.
Nieto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lefleaur but Lefleaur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lefleaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nieto lands a nice shot to the body.
Lefleaur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lefleaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lefleaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Nieto.
Lefleaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefleaur digs a right hand into Nieto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nieto's gas tank.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Nieto tries to land knees in the clinch but Lefleaur avoids the damage to the body.
Nieto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lefleaur.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nieto taking a breather.
Nieto looking to throw knees to the head but Lefleaur is blocking nicely.
Nieto is trying to maintain a safe position but Lefleaur gets an underhook and turns Nieto into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike.
Nieto looking to stall.
Lefleaur stalling against the cage.
Lefleaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefleaur lands a right hand.
Lefleaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lefleaur lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur - that landed with a thud.
Lefleaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
Nieto misses with the head strike.
Nieto working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefleaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lefleaur smiles and moves away.
Lefleaur takes a swing at Nieto's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nieto. That's going to slow Lefleaur down.
Nieto throws out a loose jab but Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nieto has closed the distance and engaged Lefleaur in a clinch.
Nieto tries to land knees in the clinch but Lefleaur avoids the damage to the body.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur lands with a light punch inside.
Lefleaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nieto taking a breather.
Nieto jumps guard but Lefleaur stands there with Nieto around his waist. Nieto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lefleaur gets through Nieto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefleaur is leaning against Nieto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lefleaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lefleaur lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Lefleaur leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nieto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lefleaur stalling.
Nieto landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Lefleaur.
Nice body punch from Nieto - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Nieto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lefleaur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lefleaur moves into the clinch successfully.
Nieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nieto scores with a shoulder strike.
Lefleaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nieto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lefleaur tries to work over Nieto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefleaur lands a nice shot to the body.
Nieto goes for a takedown attempt but Lefleaur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nieto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lefleaur checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lefleaur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Lefleaur throws a one two combo.
It looks like Alexandre Nieto has been cut.
Nieto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lefleaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nieto's shoulder, as Nieto tries to avoid the shot.
Lefleaur throws a looping overhand right but Nieto ducks down to avoid it.
Lefleaur takes a swing at Nieto's ribcage but misses.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur slips a jab from Nieto.
Lefleaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lefleaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieto avoids the body shot from Lefleaur.
Nieto swings for the body but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Nieto shoots in looking for a takedown but Lefleaur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nieto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nieto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nieto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefleaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Lefleaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nieto tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur - that landed with a thud.
Nieto working hard to break the clinch.
Nieto missing with knees to the body.
Lefleaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nieto works on Lefleaur's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur gets through Nieto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lefleaur pushes Nieto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nieto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lefleaur pushes Nieto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Nieto blocks it.
Lefleaur controlling the action here for a moment.
Nieto is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Lefleaur pushes Nieto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nieto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lefleaur smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lefleaur wants to clinch up but Nieto keeps it at a distance.
Lefleaur is looking to clinch.
Lefleaur checks a leg kick.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieto.
Nieto throws a leg kick
and Lefleaur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lefleaur works Nieto's body with a nice hook.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieto.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur thows a body shot but no joy.
Lefleaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lefleaur, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Nieto should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieto was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefleaur.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lefleaur sizes up Nieto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nieto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lefleaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Nieto.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nieto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lefleaur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lefleaur dips to his left and cracks Nieto with an uppercut!
Lefleaur missing with a left hand there. Nieto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nieto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur jabs Nieto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nieto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nieto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nieto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nieto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nieto avoids the body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lefleaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Nieto.
Lefleaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nieto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nieto avoids the body shot from Lefleaur.
A lazy left from Lefleaur finds it's target.
Lefleaur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nieto moves into the clinch.
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Nieto avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Nieto misses with a punch to the body.
Nieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefleaur's elbow.
Nieto is trying to force a seperation but Lefleaur has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur blocks a body shot from Nieto.
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Lefleaur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefleaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefleaur's elbow.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lefleaur looking to slow down the pace here.
Lefleaur is pushing Nieto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nieto can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Nieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefleaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Nieto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Nieto avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto tries to throw a body punch but Lefleaur avoids it by throwing Nieto back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lefleaur as Nieto tries to tie him up.
Nieto blocking some punches.
Nieto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lefleaur walks away with a smile on his face. Nieto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lefleaur works over Nieto's head and body with a nice combination.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Nieto moves out of range.
Nieto misses the shot to the body.
Gordon Lefleaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nieto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lefleaur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nieto somewhat.
Danga de danga de dang - Lefleaur scores with a four punch combination!
Nieto throws a leg kick
and Lefleaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lefleaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nieto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nieto's head.
Nieto connects with an inside leg kick.
Lefleaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nieto moves away.
Nieto looks to land a right hand but Lefleaur moved out of range.
Nieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lefleaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lefleaur dips to his left and cracks Nieto with an uppercut!
Lefleaur thows a body shot but no joy.
Nieto misses the body punch
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lefleaur stuns Nieto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nieto misses with a leg kick
and Lefleaur counters with a nice body kick.
Nieto is looking to wear down Lefleaur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lefleaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nieto.
Lefleaur gets a clinch.
Nieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Nieto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto is trying to stall.
Lefleaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Nieto controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieto tries to stall but Lefleaur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lefleaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
Nieto misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandre Nieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lefleaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Lefleaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lefleaur 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Lefleaur!
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hype
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