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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro De La Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregoire Lefevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lefevre has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro De La Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregoire Lefevre!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Lefevre misses with a series of wild punches.
De La Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lefevre throws a shot from downtown. De La Souza moves away and avoids it.
De La Souza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De La Souza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De La Souza tries to clinch but Lefevre is having none of it.
Lefevre shoots in for a takedown but De La Souza shows good takedown defense.
De La Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lefevre has a takedown stuffed.
Lefevre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alejandro De La Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregoire Lefevre.
Lefevre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lefevre looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by De La Souza!
Lefevre misses with an uppercut. De La Souza saw that one coming.
De La Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! De La Souza slams his shin into Lefevre's torso.
Alejandro De La Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Souza thows a body kick. Lefevre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from De La Souza.
Lefevre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lefevre is trying desperately to land a takedown but De La Souza is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lefevre.
De La Souza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lefevre's head.
Lefevre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De La Souza can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Souza throws a head kick that Lefevre semi-blocks.
De La Souza sizes up Lefevre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De La Souza has closed the distance and engaged Lefevre in a clinch.
De La Souza leaning against his opponent.
Lefevre working hard to break the clinch.
De La Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lefevre blocking some punches.
De La Souza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lefevre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Souza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lefevre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre avoiding damage as De La Souza throws knees to the body.
Lefevre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lefevre slowing the pace effectively.
De La Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De La Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lefevre wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Souza won't allow it.
De La Souza is trying to break the clinch but Lefevre has him pressed against the cage.
Lefevre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefevre gets through De La Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lefevre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De La Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Souza prevents Lefevre from breaking the clinch.
De La Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Lefevre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De La Souza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefevre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lefevre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre is trying to break the clinch but De La Souza is controlling him.
Lefevre tries to break free but De La Souza pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De La Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefevre circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefevre with a hook.
It looks like Alejandro De La Souza has been cut.
Lefevre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Souza pinned against the cage. De La Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lefevre shoots in but De La Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lefevre misses with an uppercut. De La Souza saw that one coming.
De La Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lefevre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Souza closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lefevre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Souza pinned against the cage. De La Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De La Souza tries to clinch but Lefevre is having none of it.
Lefevre misses with a double jab.
De La Souza scores with a head kick.
Lefevre keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Souza lands with a kick to the temple. Lefevre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefevre misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lefevre has a takedown stuffed.
De La Souza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro De La Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro De La Souza's cut.
That's time! De La Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De La Souza lands a jab to the nose.
De La Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lefevre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefevre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefevre.
De La Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefevre throws out the jab.
Lefevre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lefevre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De La Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lefevre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De La Souza. That one must have hurt.
Lefevre takes a kick to the side of the head.
De La Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Souza scores with a head kick.
De La Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Lefevre.
Horrible takedown by Lefevre or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Souza which made him look bad.
Lefevre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefevre takes a swing at De La Souza's ribcage but misses.
Lefevre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De La Souza swivels and escapes.
Alejandro De La Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregoire Lefevre.
Lefevre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Souza rushes Lefevre and presses him up against the cage.
Lefevre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Souza misses with the head strike.
De La Souza landing knees to the head.
Lefevre manages to break the clinch.
Alejandro De La Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Lefevre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Souza finds it's way round the side to connect with Lefevre's head.
Lefevre closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Souza circles away.
De La Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
De La Souza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lefevre's head.
Lefevre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De La Souza.
Lefevre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De La Souza drives through and clinches with Lefevre against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Souza is leaning against Lefevre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lefevre is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Souza has double underhooks.
De La Souza tries to stall but Lefevre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lefevre is trying to force a seperation but De La Souza has the dominant position.
De La Souza misses with a body punch.
De La Souza has Lefevre pressed against the cage, preventing Lefevre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De La Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lefevre.
De La Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lefevre wants to break free but De La Souza has control.
De La Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lefevre is defending well for now.
Lefevre gets through De La Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Souza tries to circle away but Lefevre has him pinned against the cage.
Lefevre lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lefevre.
Lefevre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De La Souza backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Lefevre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lefevre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lefevre managing to block the knees to the body from De La Souza.
Lefevre lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lefevre lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefevre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefevre is trying to break the clinch but De La Souza is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefevre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefevre is pushing De La Souza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lefevre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefevre pushes De La Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefevre lands a shoulder strike.
Lefevre working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lefevre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De La Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lefevre wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Lefevre.
De La Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Souza has Lefevre pressed against the cage, preventing Lefevre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lefevre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lefevre blocks a body shot from De La Souza.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lefevre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lefevre has had enough of the clinch but De La Souza keeps him there for the moment.
Lefevre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lefevre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De La Souza keeps control of Lefevre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De La Souza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lefevre's efforts to push away.
De La Souza stalling in the clinch but Lefevre improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro De La Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro De La Souza's cut.
That's time! De La Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lefevre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lefevre showed some decent athleticism there.
De La Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Lefevre gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lefevre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De La Souza but De La Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick from De La Souza lands but Lefevre takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lefevre counters with a straight right hand.
De La Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefevre.
Lefevre scores with a nice strike.
De La Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Lefevre shoots in for a takedown but De La Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lefevre closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Souza circles away.
Alejandro De La Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregoire Lefevre.
Lefevre shoots in for a takedown but De La Souza shows good takedown defense.
Lefevre misses with a hook.
De La Souza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lefevre fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De La Souza keeps Lefevre at a distance using the push kick.
Lefevre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Souza.
Lefevre moves into the clinch.
A short left from De La Souza.
A body shot lands from Lefevre.
Lefevre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De La Souza is looking to control Lefevre's arms but Lefevre gets an underhook and turns him. Now De La Souza has his back to the cage.
De La Souza prevents Lefevre from breaking the clinch.
Lefevre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Lefevre's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lefevre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De La Souzas head.
De La Souza tries a body shot but Lefevre blocks it.
De La Souza wants to stall.
De La Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Lefevre won't allow it.
Lefevre lands a right hand.
Lefevre stalling against the cage.
Lefevre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefevre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefevre is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Souza has double underhooks.
De La Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lefevre avoids it.
Lefevre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De La Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Lefevre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De La Souza backwards.
Lefevre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De La Souza has Lefevre pressed against the cage, preventing Lefevre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lefevre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alejandro De La Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre has had enough of the clinch but De La Souza keeps him there for the moment.
Lefevre tries to break the clinch but De La Souza is controlling the position.
Lefevre pushes De La Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefevre lands a nice uppercut.
Lefevre controlling the action here for a moment.
Lefevre has had enough of the clinch but De La Souza keeps him there for the moment.
Gregoire Lefevre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lefevre.
Lefevre avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Souza.
De La Souza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De La Souza tries to work over Lefevre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefevre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregoire Lefevre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De La Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro De La Souza!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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