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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Sublime - Santaria. Xavier Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 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
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lefleaur misses its intended target.
Lefleaur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lefleaur takes a step back to recover.
Lefleaur forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lefleaur.
A short right from Lefleaur on the inside.
Lefleaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to slow Lefleaur down with leg kicks.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Lefleaur moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez works Lefleaur's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez thows a leg kick but Lefleaur checks it
and Lefleaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lefleaur!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez tries to control but Lefleaur wriggling away.
Lefleaur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lefleaur avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Lefleaur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Lefleaur is having none of it.
Sanchez unloads with some shots from mount but Lefleaur bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lefleaur because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lefleaur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Lefleaur looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lefleaur because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanchez throwing strikes here but Lefleaur is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lefleaur really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez looking to ground and pound but Lefleaur is blocking nicely.
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lefleaur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lefleaur is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound but Lefleaur is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez 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.
Sanchez moves out of range as Lefleaur throws a body kick.
Lefleaur wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Lefleaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lefleaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lefleaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lefleaur moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez 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.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lefleaur.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Lefleaur connects with a jab.
Lefleaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Lefleaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lefleaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefleaur.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lefleaur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
Lefleaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefleaur throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lefleaur circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lefleaur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Lefleaur moved away.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up.
Lefleaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lefleaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lefleaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Lefleaur misses with a body kick.
Lefleaur blocks a jab.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefleaur moves away.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Lefleaur takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Lefleaur had a free shot at his head there.
Lefleaur defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Lefleaur moves away and avoids it.
Lefleaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a straight right.
Xavier Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Lefleaur thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Lefleaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefleaur.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Lefleaur.
Some wild striking there from Lefleaur.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Lefleaur's torso.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lefleaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Lefleaur jumps back.
Lefleaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Lefleaur.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Lefleaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lefleaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Lefleaur 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.
Lefleaur slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lefleaur.
Lefleaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Lefleaur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Lefleaur.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gordon Lefleaur'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!
A low kick from Sanchez misses
enabling Lefleaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Lefleaur's knee but Lefleaur avoids it well.
Lefleaur scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Lefleaur.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lefleaur is just out of range.
Lefleaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lefleaur 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.
Lefleaur thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Lefleaur in the body.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Lefleaur in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefleaur is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lefleaur thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Lefleaur throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefleaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lefleaur.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lefleaur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Lefleaur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Lefleaur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez cracks Lefleaur with a good jab.
Lefleaur is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lefleaur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lefleaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lefleaur checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Lefleaur tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the body from Lefleaur misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lefleaur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gordon Lefleaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lefleaur is able to avoid easily.
Lefleaur throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez with a hook.
Lefleaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Lefleaur avoids it.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Lefleaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lefleaur is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Lefleaur should have avoided that one.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lefleaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lefleaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Lefleaur throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Lefleaur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefleaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a jab.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Lefleaur.
Sanchez is rocked!
Lefleaur cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Xavier Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefleaur finish him?
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Lefleaur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Xavier Sanchez!
Xavier Sanchez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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