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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
26 - 9 - 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot tries a head kick but it misses.
Dooalot misses with a kick to the body
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur walks into a left hand.
Lefleaur misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lefleaur.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. Lefleaur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Dooalot is having none of it.
Lefleaur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dooalot connects with an inside leg kick.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Dooalot throws a low kick but Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the body
and Dooalot counters with a good, hard body kick but Lefleaur shrugs it off.
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 tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dooalot is able to avoid easily.
Dooalot throws a leg kick which misses Lefleaur's front leg but catches the back leg as Lefleaur tries to avoid it.
Dooalot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dooalot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lefleaur is out of range and Dooalot settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a looping overhand right but Lefleaur ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dooalot, right into the meat.
Donk. Lefleaur catches Dooalot right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefleaur. Dooalot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dooalot connects with a looping right hand.
Lefleaur checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Dooalot moves out of range.
Dooalot scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot cracks the inside of Lefleaur's front leg.
Dooalot lands a jab to the head.
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Dooalot.
Dooalot blocks a low kick nicely.
Lefleaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur throws a shot from downtown. Dooalot moves away and avoids it.
Lefleaur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dooalot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefleaur throws a front kick aimed at Dooalot's knee but Dooalot avoids it well.
Dooalot tries to land a leg kick but Lefleaur saw it coming and moves away.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dooalot manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dooalot.
Dooalot blocks a leg kick.
Dooalot throws a series of punches but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur blocks a head kick by Dooalot.
Dooalot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lefleaur is looking to wear down Dooalot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lefleaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lefleaur lands a jab to Dooalot's midsection.
Dooalot throws the kick towards the body but Lefleaur avoids it.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot
enabling Dooalot to counter with a crisp jab.
Lefleaur thumps Dooalot with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefleaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dooalot.
Lefleaur checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Lefleaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dooalot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lefleaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lefleaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dooalot throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lefleaur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lefleaur under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dooalot misses with a hook. Lefleaur ducked under it nicely.
Dooalot lands an overhand right.
Both fighters circling a little - Lefleaur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dooalot cracks the inside of Lefleaur's front leg.
Dooalot keeps the fight on the outside.
Dooalot thows a leg kick but Lefleaur checks it
and Lefleaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dooalot manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Lefleaur - just one landing.
Lefleaur moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
A low kick from Dooalot is predictable there
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dooalot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefleaur. Dooalot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lefleaur moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
Dooalot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lefleaur scores with a body shot.
Lefleaur misses with a double jab
and Dooalot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dooalot ducks under a wild hook from Lefleaur.
A slow jab from Dooalot misses its intended target.
Dooalot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lefleaur throws a hook but Dooalot avoids it easily.
Dooalot throws a head kick that misses.
Lefleaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dooalot throws a solid leg kick but Lefleaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dooalot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lefleaur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lefleaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefleaur has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dooalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefleaur working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dooalot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dooalot blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Dooalot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Dooalot blocks an uppercut.
Lefleaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefleaur.
Dooalot is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefleaur has double underhooks.
Dooalot lands a hook that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Dooalot blocking some punches.
Lefleaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dooalot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Lefleaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefleaur.
Dooalot lands with a kick to the temple. Lefleaur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
Lefleaur scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dooalot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lefleaur's sensitive parts.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Lefleaur misses.
Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a body kick that misses.
Lefleaur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dooalot avoids the body shot from Lefleaur.
Dooalot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dooalot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dooalot takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lefleaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dooalot scores with a jab. Lefleaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lefleaur misses with a hook. Dooalot ducked under it nicely.
Dooalot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Lefleaur.
Dooalot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Lefleaur throws out a leg kick but Dooalot moves out of range and Lefleaur only half commits.
Dooalot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot throws a big shot that misses.
Dooalot is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a leg kick but Lefleaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dooalot throws a body punch but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lefleaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dooalot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefleaur throws out the jab.
Lefleaur looks for the body kick but Dooalot saw that one coming.
Lefleaur checks a low kick from Dooalot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefleaur misses with a straight left.
Lefleaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dooalot under the eye.
Lefleaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dooalot has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut.
Lefleaur throws a low kick, looking for Dooalot's leg but Dooalot calmly moves out of range.
Dooalot misses with a looping left.
Dooalot throws an overhand right that lands on Lefleaur's shoulder, as Lefleaur tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Dooalot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Dooalot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dooalot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dooalot lands a body shot.
Lefleaur with a jab.
Lefleaur slips a jab and a cross from Dooalot.
Lefleaur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur scores with a one two! Dooalot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. Lefleaur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James Dooalot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lefleaur lands a nice looking body kick.
Dooalot misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Lefleaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dooalot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur tries to land a body kick
and Dooalot counters with a series of strikes. Lefleaur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lefleaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dooalot slips a straight right by Lefleaur.
A jab from Lefleaur does it's job there.
Dooalot throws a one two combo.
Dooalot tried to score with a low kick but Lefleaur checks it.
Lefleaur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dooalot misses with the combination.
Lefleaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Lefleaur as he checks the leg kick.
Dooalot fakes the leg kick and cracks Lefleaur in the body.
Lefleaur misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefleaur lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefleaur moves out of range of the body kick.
Dooalot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dooalot can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon Lefleaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dooalot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
Dooalot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lefleaur throws a nice looking combination but Dooalot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James Dooalot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut. Dooalot saw that one coming.
Lefleaur tries to move into range but Dooalot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dooalot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lefleaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Dooalot off the cage and back into range.
Lefleaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lefleaur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dooalot's head.
Dooalot misses with an uppercut.
Dooalot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick
and Dooalot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lefleaur's knee momentarily.
Dooalot cracks Lefleaur with a good jab.
Lefleaur tries to clinch but Dooalot moves out of range.
Good work by Dooalot as he checks the leg kick.
Lefleaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot delivers a nice body kick.
Lefleaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dooalot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dooalot cracks Lefleaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dooalot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lefleaur has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Dooalot throws a head kick but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dooalot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefleaur misses with a looping right.
Lefleaur throws out a loose jab but Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dooalot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dooalot.
I've got Dooalot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dooalot!
Our winner, James Dooalot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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