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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Charcobeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Alex De Souza. Charcobeau has chosen Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
24
161 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
35
161 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perry Charcobeau! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Charcobeau looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely. De Souza half committed to a counter leg kick. De Souza defending well as Charcobeau loads up on a big left hand. Charcobeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. De Souza lands an overhand right. Charcobeau scores with a jab to the body. Charcobeau swings away with a leg kick that misses. De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charcobeau blocks a jab. De Souza moves out of range as Charcobeau throws a body kick.
Charcobeau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Souza is able to avoid easily. It looked like De Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Charcobeau. Charcobeau throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charcobeau. De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charcobeau. De Souza throws a front kick aimed at Charcobeau's knee but Charcobeau avoids it well. A jab from Charcobeau misses. Charcobeau throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Souza misses with a body kick. Charcobeau misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely. Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Souza, right into the meat.
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Charcobeau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza. Charcobeau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Souza finds it's way round the side to connect with Charcobeau's head. Charcobeau throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza. De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing. De Souza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. De Souza connects with a single shot there. De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charcobeau. Charcobeau scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Charcobeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Charcobeau lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Charcobeau throws a lazy body kick and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Charcobeau 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charcobeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza looks to land a combination. Charcobeau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. De Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Charcobeau's head backwards. A swing and a miss from De Souza. De Souza connects with a crisp jab. Perry Charcobeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Charcobeau lands with a shot to the body. De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Charcobeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Charcobeau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. De Souza tries to clinch but Charcobeau moves out of range. A low kick from De Souza is predictable there and Charcobeau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. De Souza connects with a looping right hand.
De Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charcobeau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. A head kick by Charcobeau misses and De Souza counters with a straight right hand. De Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charcobeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charcobeau lands a nice hook to De Souza's body. De Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Charcobeau connects with the punch. Charcobeau misses with a low kick.
De Souza tries to clinch but Charcobeau is having none of it. De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Charcobeau. Charcobeau tries to move into range but De Souza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. De Souza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. De Souza walks into a jab. A combination from De Souza does no damage. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charcobeau. De Souza throws a half hearted mid kick. De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charcobeau's calf. Nice defenses there by De Souza. A little feinted left hand from De Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Charcobeau misses. A shot to the liver by Charcobeau. Beautiful body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Charcobeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Charcobeau throws a body kick that misses. Charcobeau tries to land a leg kick but De Souza saw it coming and moves away.
De Souza thinks about countering with a body kick. Charcobeau looks to land a body kick but De Souza moved away. Charcobeau misses with a low kick.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Charcobeau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Souza. Charcobeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. De Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Charcobeau. Nice jab there from De Souza. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Charcobeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. De Souza getting the better of the striking in that exchange. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated 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.
Charcobeau sizes up De Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. De Souza connects with a body shot. De Souza checks a leg kick nicely. Charcobeau darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Charcobeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Charcobeau throws a lazy head kick and De Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A big right from Charcobeau misses. De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from De Souza. Charcobeau misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like De Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Souza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Alexsandro De Souza is winning the standup battle so far. Charcobeau misses with an uppercut. De Souza moves out of range as Charcobeau throws a body kick.
De Souza blocks a low kick nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Charcobeau misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Charcobeau misses. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Charcobeau - that will leave a mark!
De Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. De Souza blocks a low kick nicely. De Souza scores with a punch to the head. Charcobeau lunges at De Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Souza's hand. Charcobeau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Charcobeau takes a shot right to the bread basket. De Souza blocks a jab. De Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Charcobeau looks to land a right hand but De Souza moved out of range. De Souza lands a high kick!
It looks like Perry Charcobeau has been cut. Charcobeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Charcobeau 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. Charcobeau misses with a head kick.
Charcobeau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Souza is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. De Souza misses with a body shot.
Charcobeau connects with a body shot. Charcobeau stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Charcobeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab. De Souza misses with a straight left. De Souza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Charcobeau misses the shot to the body. Charcobeau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Charcobeau misses with a hook
and De Souza counters with a thumping low kick. De Souza misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Charcobeau drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. De Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Charcobeau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. De Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charcobeau. Charcobeau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Charcobeau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Souza checks it well. De Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Souza takes the fight into the clinch. Charcobeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charcobeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Charcobeau. De Souza blocks a body shot from Charcobeau. Charcobeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Souza blocks a body shot from Charcobeau. Charcobeau swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Charcobeau. Charcobeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Souza scores with a hook to the body. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charcobeau. Charcobeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action! Charcobeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charcobeau's elbow. De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charcobeau misses with some punches.
De Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Souza lands a left hand.
De Souza tries to work over Charcobeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. I was talking to De Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. De Souza tries to throw a body punch but Charcobeau avoids it by throwing De Souza back against the cage. De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Perry Charcobeau'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. This is the final round!
Charcobeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza. De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Charcobeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charcobeau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
De Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charcobeau misses with a wild combination.
Charcobeau throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Charcobeau throws a big shot that misses. Charcobeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Souza. De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charcobeau.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charcobeau. De Souza shrugs it off though. De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Souza lands a jab-cross combination. Charcobeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Souza half committed to a counter leg kick. De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Charcobeau moves his leg out of the way. De Souza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charcobeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Some bone on bone action there as Charcobeau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A head kick by Charcobeau misses enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab. Charcobeau staying out of range there. Charcobeau misses with a double jab
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Charcobeau is rocked! Both fighters circling a little - Charcobeau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. De Souza misses with a straight right. Charcobeau feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Souza misses with a body kick. De Souza misses with the body kick and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Charcobeau is looking to land body kicks. De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Charcobeau lands a glancing blow to the side of De Souza's head. Charcobeau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. De Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Perry Charcobeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Charcobeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Charcobeau slips a straight right by De Souza. Charcobeau throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily. De Souza half committed to a counter leg kick. A good leg kick by De Souza. De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Charcobeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Charcobeau tries to avoid it. Charcobeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. De Souza blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Charcobeau throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range. De Souza appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Nice body punch from De Souza. De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Charcobeau.
A big left from Charcobeau misses. De Souza scores with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of De Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride. De Souza cracks the inside of Charcobeau's front leg. Charcobeau lands with a straight right. De Souza didn't see that one coming. De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Charcobeau throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily. Charcobeau looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range. De Souza scores with a punch to the head. De Souza stuns Charcobeau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Souza digs a good body shot into Charcobeau's ribs. De Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charcobeau's hands. De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Charcobeau gets off balance looking for a body kick and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Charcobeau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Charcobeau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
De Souza scores with a leg kick.
De Souza tests Charcobeau's chin there with a solid looking shot. De Souza blocks a head kick by Charcobeau.
De Souza with a jab. De Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Charcobeau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Alexsandro De Souza showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Souza 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza! Alexsandro De Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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