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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Burczynski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.
Burczynski cracks De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Burczynski's head but Burczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burczynski jabs at De Souza's body.
Burczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burczynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
Burczynski throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
A jab from De Souza finds it's way through Burczynski's defenses.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
De Souza scores with the left hand. Burczynski knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burczynski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Burczynski moved out of range nicely.
Burczynski is looking to counter punch.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
Alexsandro De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burczynski drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
Burczynski lands a jab.
Burczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burczynski. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burczynski lands a head kick!
De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burczynski's calf.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burczynski.
Burczynski throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body. Burczynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burczynski shoots in but no luck this time.
De Souza's coach down at GWad's Playpen was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Souza's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Souza punishes Burczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
De Souza throws a combination that misses
and Burczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Burczynski tries to land a leg kick but De Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Burczynski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
De Souza throws a leg kick
enabling Burczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Burczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burczynski slips a straight right by De Souza.
A little feinted left hand from Burczynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters circling a little - De Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burczynski. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from De Souza lands but Burczynski takes it in his stride.
Burczynski misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
De Souza throws a head kick that Burczynski semi-blocks.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burczynski.
The fighters circling - Burczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! De Souza slams his shin into Burczynski's torso.
De Souza drives through and clinches with Burczynski against the cage.
Come on Burczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Burczynski tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Burczynski back against the cage.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
Burczynski is trying to stall.
Burczynski tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Souza throws a leg kick
and Burczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Burczynski.
Burczynski swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Burczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by De Souza as he checks the leg kick.
De Souza tries a quick counter leg kick but Burczynski is wise to it.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burczynski.
Sloppy strikes from Burczynski. Those never looked like landing.
De Souza scores with a jab. Burczynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burczynski 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.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Burczynski's body. Burczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczynski takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Burczynski.
Burczynski shoots for a takedown but De Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza cracks Burczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burczynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burczynski is looking to slow De Souza down with leg kicks.
De Souza thumps Burczynski with a low kick.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Burczynski misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza scores with a nice body kick.
Burczynski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza has Burczynski up against the cage in a clinch.
Burczynski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Souza up against the cage.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burczynski misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Burczynski backwards.
Burczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Souza up against the cage.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Burczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burczynski blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Burczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burczynski breaks the clinch.
De Souza delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burczynski throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
Burczynski looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Burczynski with a jab.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Burczynski misses the target.
Burczynski connects with a right hand. De Souza shakes it off.
Burczynski throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
Burczynski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burczynski misses with a body kick.
Burczynski lands with a right hand.
Burczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczynski staying out of range there.
De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Burczynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Burczynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Souza throws out a powerful jab.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Burczynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burczynski throws a solid leg kick but De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burczynski.
Burczynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burczynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burczynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Souza keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kamil Burczynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Souza lands a nice hook to Burczynski's body. Burczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Souza lands a jab.
De Souza scores with a nice strike.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burczynski.
Burczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burczynski's hands.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Burczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burczynski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
Burczynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza thows a leg kick but Burczynski checks it
and Burczynski counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burczynski on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
Burczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Burczynski as he checks the leg kick.
Burczynski staying out of range there.
Burczynski checks a low kick from De Souza.
Burczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Burczynski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burczynski lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
A jab from De Souza misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target.
Burczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burczynski throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
Burczynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Souza's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Burczynski misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Burczynski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Souza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczynski throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
Burczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from De Souza.
De Souza throws a shot to the body.
De Souza jabs at Burczynski's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Souza.
Burczynski throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Burczynski moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Souza, as that shot connected.
Burczynski throws a leg kick
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
Burczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Burczynski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burczynski.
De Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Souza throws a jab when Burczynski was well out of range.
Burczynski attempts a counter takedown but De Souza avoids it well and moves away.
Burczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Souza 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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