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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe's entrance music is It's On!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette moves out of range as Lesnoe throws a body kick.
Paquette jabs Lesnoe right on the nose. Lesnoe blinks but takes it well.
Paquette swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lesnoe counters with a left to the body.
Paquette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnoe.
Paquette scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Lesnoe is predictable there
and Paquette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paquette has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lesnoe throws a lazy right hand but Paquette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesnoe clinches up against the cage.
Lesnoe misses with a body punch.
Lesnoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paquette presses Lesnoe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Lesnoe tries to work over Paquette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paquette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lesnoe lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnoe tries to throw a body punch but Paquette avoids it by throwing Lesnoe back against the cage.
Paquette blocks a body shot from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe can't find room to land a body shot as Paquette controls the action.
Lesnoe lands a body punch.
Lesnoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paquette or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Paquette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnoe slips a jab from Paquette.
Paquette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lesnoe connects with a body shot that sends Paquette's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Paquette blocks the low kick.
Paquette misses with a combination
and Lesnoe counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Lesnoe saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Paquette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paquette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lesnoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paquette let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paquette misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnoe checks a leg kick.
Lesnoe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paquette drops his hands momentarily and Lesnoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnoe thuds his right hand into Paquette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe lands with a nice body punch.
Paquette throws a chopping leg kick but Lesnoe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lesnoe cracks Paquette with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnoe checks the leg kick.
Lesnoe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lesnoe scores with a body shot.
Paquette misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnoe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paquette as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Paquette finds it's way through Lesnoe's defenses.
Paquette moves out of range as Lesnoe throws a body kick.
Paquette with a hook.
Paquette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Paquette.
Lesnoe defending well as Paquette loads up on a big left hand.
Lesnoe attempts a counter takedown but Paquette avoids it well and moves away.
Lesnoe gets a double leg takedown into Paquette's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnoe won't allow Paquette to sweep him here.
Lesnoe wants to pass the guard but Paquette is keeping the position.
Paquette has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lesnoe connects with a couple of short punches.
Paquette is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Paquette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paquette is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnoe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paquette trying to control the position.
Lesnoe is fighting to break Paquette's control of his arms but Paquette is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lesnoe trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lesnoe passes into half guard.
Lesnoe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paquette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnoe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe dominated that round.
That's time! Lesnoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paquette checks a leg kick.
Paquette slips under a jab from Lesnoe.
Paquette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lesnoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Paquette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnoe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lesnoe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. Lesnoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lesnoe pushes Paquette away with a front kick.
Lesnoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnoe checks a low kick from Paquette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquette. Lesnoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnoe's shoulder, as Lesnoe tries to avoid the shot.
Paquette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lesnoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paquette can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Lesnoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paquette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe lands a really nice looking cross but Paquette seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paquette.
Lesnoe lands a slapping body shot.
Paquette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquette. Lesnoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lesnoe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paquette jabs Lesnoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paquette misses with a double jab.
Lesnoe wants to slow Paquette down by chopping away at his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Paquette's head.
Lesnoe digs a good body shot into Paquette's ribs.
Lesnoe throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick which misses Paquette's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquette tries to avoid it.
Lesnoe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paquette checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette throws the left hand but Lesnoe avoids the punch easily.
Paquette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnoe postures up in Paquette's guard and throws a big left but Paquette blocks it.
Lesnoe scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Paquette has wrist control.
Lesnoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Paquette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnoe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paquette is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paquette controls Lesnoe momentarily but Lesnoe frees himself.
Uebishe Lesnoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paquette wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnoe won't allow Paquette to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette has momentary wrist control but Lesnoe slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnoe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnoe throws a big elbow that misses.
Paquette is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paquette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paquette is trying to control the position but Lesnoe postures up.
Lesnoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Paquette is retaining full guard.
Lesnoe with a nice head shot there.
Paquette is trying to control the position but Lesnoe postures up.
Paquette pulls Lesnoe in close to his closed guard and prevents Lesnoe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paquette keeping moving, preventing Lesnoe from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesnoe.
Paquette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paquette lands with a hook. Lesnoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnoe lands the left hand.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquette throws a body punch but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Paquette throws a shot from downtown. Lesnoe moves away and avoids it.
Lesnoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
Lesnoe drops his hands momentarily and Paquette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnoe throws a push kick but Paquette slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesnoe tries to move into range but Paquette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
Paquette scores with a shot to the body.
Lesnoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Paquette sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paquette misses with a looping left.
Lesnoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Paquette's head.
A shot to the liver by Lesnoe. Beautiful body shot.
Lesnoe throws a wild body kick that Paquette sees coming a mile off.
Lesnoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paquette thumps Lesnoe with a low kick.
Paquette throws the left hand but Lesnoe avoids the punch easily.
Paquette misses with a left hand
and Lesnoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paquette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Lesnoe misses the target.
Paquette connects with a body shot.
Lesnoe wants to land a leg kick but Paquette is out of range.
Nice cross by Lesnoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe throws a body punch but Paquette moves out of range.
Lesnoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paquette lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lesnoe walks into a left hand.
Lesnoe misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lesnoe misses with a body shot.
Paquette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnoe.
Paquette avoids the body shot from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paquette.
Lesnoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnoe wants to slow Paquette down by chopping away at his legs.
Paquette throws out a counter right but Lesnoe avoids it with no problem.
Paquette on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe loads up on a big right hand but Paquette slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe scores with a body shot.
Lesnoe throws a looping overhand right but Paquette ducks down to avoid it.
Paquette moves out of range of the leg kick from Lesnoe.
A little jabbing left from Paquette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Lesnoe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paquette thinking.
Lesnoe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lesnoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquette thuds his right hand into Lesnoe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lesnoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paquette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lesnoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lesnoe tries to move into range but Paquette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesnoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paquette throws a leg kick but Lesnoe moved away.
Lesnoe tries to counter with a takedown but Paquette is quick to defend against it.
Paquette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnoe's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Paquette blocks the leg kick.
Lesnoe blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe lands a lovely overhand right.
Paquette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lesnoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paquette scores with the left hand. Lesnoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Lesnoe blocks a jab.
Lesnoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Paquette scores with a one two! Lesnoe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lesnoe lands with an uppercut that bounces Paquette off the cage and back into range.
Paquette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lesnoe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnoe defending well as Paquette loads up on a big left hand.
Paquette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lesnoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paquette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesnoe to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe scores with a jab. Paquette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnoe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paquette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lesnoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paquette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Paquette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. Lesnoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paquette scores with a jab to the head.
Paquette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lesnoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lesnoe misses the target.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Paquette. No joy for Lesnoe on that attempt.
Paquette throws out a leg kick but Lesnoe moves out of range and Paquette only half commits.
Lesnoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paquette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnoe cracks a nice hook into Paquette's ribs.
Paquette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lesnoe finds it's way round the side to connect with Paquette's head.
Paquette misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Uebishe Lesnoe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnoe misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Paquette misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lesnoe misses the target.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnoe's shoulder, as Lesnoe tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Paquette. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette misses with a looping left.
Lesnoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquette punishes Lesnoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Paquette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lesnoe. Lesnoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Lesnoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Paquette. That snapped Lesnoe's head back.
Paquette misses with a combination
and Lesnoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paquette throws a lazy head kick
and Lesnoe counters with a thumping low kick.
Paquette is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Paquette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lesnoe counters with a body kick.
Lesnoe lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesnoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesnoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
Paquette jabs Lesnoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lesnoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paquette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lesnoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paquette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lesnoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paquette misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Paquette is just out of range.
Lesnoe lands with a nice body kick.
Lesnoe ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
Lesnoe scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paquette tries to move into range but Lesnoe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paquette scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Paquette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnoe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paquette has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lesnoe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lesnoe.
Lesnoe with a nice cross.
Paquette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnoe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lesnoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paquette if he has to take too many more of those.
Paquette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lesnoe tries to clinch but Paquette is having none of it.
As Lesnoe backs off Paquette throws a huge counter combo but Lesnoe manages to avoid it all.
Lesnoe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paquette circles away.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnoe throws a hook but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnoe's shoulder, as Lesnoe tries to avoid the shot.
Paquette throws a body punch but Lesnoe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe lands a front kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesnoe as he connects with a hook.
Paquette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lesnoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Paquette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paquette swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paquette is out of range.
Paquette misses with a body kick.
Lesnoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paquette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lesnoe throws a looping overhand right but Paquette ducks down to avoid it.
Paquette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paquette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lesnoe under the eye.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette throws a hook to the side of Lesnoe's head but Lesnoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnoe lands a nice shot that snaps Paquette's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paquette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquette.
Paquette takes one on the button.
Paquette stuffs the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paquette.
Lesnoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paquette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnoe throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lesnoe.
Paquette lands with a hook. Lesnoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnoe scores with the left hand. Paquette knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paquette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesnoe.
Paquette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe had his way with Odell Paquette in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lesnoe loads up on a big right hand but Paquette slips the punch.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but Paquette checks it.
Lesnoe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paquette.
Paquette just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Lesnoe saw that one coming.
Lesnoe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Lesnoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paquette doesn't seem phased though.
Paquette lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesnoe off the cage and back into range.
Lesnoe thows a leg kick but Paquette checks it
and Paquette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesnoe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Paquette. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paquette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paquette digs a good body shot into Lesnoe's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a body shot.
Paquette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lesnoe.
Paquette throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paquette misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lesnoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paquette. That did some damage!
Lesnoe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paquette's guard.
Paquette kicks Lesnoe off and gets to his feet.
Paquette throws a jab when Lesnoe was well out of range.
It looked like Lesnoe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lesnoe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Paquette!
Paquette is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnoe wants to control but Paquette is keeping him busy.
Paquette is looking for a sweep.
Paquette is trying to control Lesnoe's posture but Lesnoe avoids it.
Uebishe Lesnoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette looks to move to half guard but instead Lesnoe has passed into mount! Damn!
Paquette is trying desperately to improve position.
Lesnoe avoids the attempt from Paquette to control.
Paquette tries to reverse the position but Lesnoe maintains control.
Lesnoe looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe trying to control but Paquette is having none of it.
Lesnoe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paquette tries to reverse the position but Lesnoe maintains control.
Lesnoe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lesnoe avoids the attempt from Paquette to control.
Lesnoe controlling from the full mount.
Paquette is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnoe has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe controlling his opponent.
Lesnoe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Paquette for as long as he can get away with.
Paquette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paquette tries to lock up and control but Lesnoe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Odell Paquette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnoe wants to control the pace but Paquette is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uebishe Lesnoe.
Well Lesnoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uebishe Lesnoe!
Uebishe Lesnoe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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A | B |
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