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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blade might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nows My Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
27 - 10 - 2 |
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170 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade tries to clinch but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur scores with a body shot.
Blade tries to clinch up.
Lefleaur throws a series of punches but Blade moves out of range.
Blade clinches up against the cage.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefleaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
A right handed body shot lands from Lefleaur.
Blade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blade blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blade.
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade pushes Lefleaur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blade looking to slow down the pace here.
Blade taking a breather.
Blade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lefleaur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blade or not.
Lefleaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Blade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lefleaur is keeping busy.
Lefleaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Blade stalls.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Blade tries a body shot but Lefleaur blocks it.
Lefleaur has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lefleaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blade tries to land knees in the clinch but Lefleaur avoids the damage to the body.
Lefleaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefleaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefleaur controls his hands.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lefleaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blade.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefleaur's elbow.
Lefleaur lands with a left to the head.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur blocking some punches.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Lefleaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blade.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blades head.
Blade blocks an uppercut.
Blade slowing the pace effectively.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefleaur lands a left hand.
Lefleaur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefleaur digs a right hand into Blade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blade's gas tank.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Blade.
Lefleaur working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade working Lefleaur over with knees to the body.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefleaur.
Lefleaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Lefleaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Blade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lefleaur avoids it.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blade lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade looking to slow down the pace here.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Lefleaur'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.
Lefleaur throws a series of punches but Blade moves out of range.
Lefleaur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lefleaur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lefleaur lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefleaur throws a head punch that misses.
Blade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Lefleaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lefleaur tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefleaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blade looking to slow down the pace here.
Lefleaur working aggressively here.
Blade misses with a knee to the head.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade is working Lefleaur over against the cage.
Blade slows down the pace here.
Lefleaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lefleaur lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefleaur.
Blade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lefleaur or not.
Lefleaur works on Blade's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Lefleaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade is trying to stall.
Lefleaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefleaur controls his hands.
Lefleaur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lefleaur lands with a left to the head.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
Blade wants to stall.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Blade presses Lefleaur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Blade.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefleaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Lefleaur avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blade blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Still in the clinch, Lefleaur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lefleaur tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
Lefleaur lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Lefleaur takes a shot to the head.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
Blade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blade blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lefleaur throws a head punch that misses.
Lefleaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blade lands a body punch.
Blade blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Lefleaur misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a punch to the body.
Blade leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefleaur's elbow.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blade lands a damaging elbow.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Gordon Lefleaur'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.
Lefleaur keeps the fight on the outside.
Lefleaur has closed the distance and engaged Blade in a clinch.
Lefleaur lands a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Blade is working Lefleaur over against the cage.
Lefleaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Blade.
Blade is looking to control Lefleaur's arms but Lefleaur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blade has his back to the cage.
Blade blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Blade blocks an uppercut.
Lefleaur working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Lefleaur as the two fighters clinch.
Lefleaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Lefleaur lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade blocks an uppercut.
Blade leaning against his opponent.
Lefleaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Blade.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Lefleaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Blade.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade tries a body shot but Lefleaur blocks it.
Lefleaur throws a head punch that misses.
Blade prevents a body shot from Lefleaur.
Blade stalling in the clinch but Lefleaur improves position.
Lefleaur blocks a body shot from Blade.
Rage Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Lefleaur.
Blade is trying to maintain a safe position but Lefleaur gets an underhook and turns Blade into the cage.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Lefleaur.
Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lefleaur avoids it.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefleaur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefleaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon Lefleaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lefleaur tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blade stalling in the clinch but Lefleaur improves position.
Blade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade taking a breather.
Blade lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Blade.
Lefleaur tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blade's elbow.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Blade trying to control the position but instead, Lefleaur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blade into the cage.
Blade lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Blade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lefleaur's defenses.
Lefleaur avoids a wild elbow strike from Blade.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade lands a nice knee to the body.
Lefleaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lefleaur avoids it.
Blade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Lefleaur!
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energy
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hype
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