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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Birch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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171 cm
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193 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Birch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefebvre feints and as Birch raises his hands in defense, Lefebvre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lefebvre wants to control from the top but Birch keeps moving.
Lefebvre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Birch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lefebvre is one step ahead there.
Birch keeping full guard, as Lefebvre tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Birch controls Lefebvre momentarily but Lefebvre frees himself.
Lefebvre looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre is stalling in the full guard.
Lefebvre wants to pass the guard but Birch is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Birch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birch swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Birch misses the shot to the body.
Lefebvre gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Lefebvre has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Birch won't allow Lefebvre to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Birch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lefebvre.
Still in half guard, Lefebvre seems content to control.
Birch tries to roll over but Lefebvre keeps him under control.
Lefebvre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lefebvre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is pressing down on Birch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Birch is holding on for now.
Birch is refusing to be controlled, as Lefebvre sits in half guard.
Lefebvre is looking to advance position but Birch won't allow it.
Birch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lefebvre is working away from the top position though.
Lefebvre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Birch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lefebvre with the ground and pound from mount.
Lefebvre swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Birch is now in Lefebvre's guard. A big mistake from Lefebvre there, giving up the dominant position!
Lefebvre keeping moving, preventing Birch from controlling successfully.
Lefebvre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birch defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birch tries to free his leg and advance position but Lefebvre is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Birch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Birch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Birch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefebvre manages to avoid it.
Lefebvre feinted with a counter takedown.
Lefebvre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Birch in his tracks.
Lefebvre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birch.
Lefebvre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Birch keeping moving, preventing Lefebvre from controlling successfully.
Birch managing to control the position.
Birch keeping moving, preventing Lefebvre from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lefebvre wants to pass the guard but Birch is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tom Birch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefebvre gets a takedown into half guard.
Geffrey Lefebvre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lefebvre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lefebvre looking to ground and pound but Birch is blocking nicely.
Lefebvre controlling from mount.
Birch tries to lock up and control but Lefebvre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lefebvre unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre looking to control but Birch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Lefebvre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Birch is squirming around, avoiding Lefebvre's attempts to control the action.
Lefebvre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lefebvre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Birch has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Birch tries to hold on but Lefebvre pushes him away.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Birch can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lefebvre looking to control but Birch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lefebvre throwing strikes here but Birch is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lefebvre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lefebvre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lefebvre controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefebvre avoids the attempt from Birch to control.
Lefebvre with shots to the head and body - Birch looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Birch misses with a wild body shot.
Birch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre looking to score a takedown here. Birch is defending well but Lefebvre drives through and ends up in Birch's guard.
Lefebvre trying to control but Birch is working from the bottom.
Lefebvre passes into half guard.
Lefebvre controlling the action here.
Lefebvre is looking to take a break and control but Birch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Birch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lefebvre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Birch's thigh. Birch counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Birch keeping full guard, as Lefebvre tries to pass.
Lefebvre throws a strike but Birch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lefebvre is trying to keep Birch in close.
Birch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lefebvre is keeping the position for now.
Birch trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefebvre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefebvre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Birch's guard.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lefebvre trying to control but Birch is working from the bottom.
Birch wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre wants to control from the top but Birch keeps moving.
Lefebvre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Birch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Birch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Birch!
Lefebvre tries to buck Birch off but Birch is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Lefebvre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lefebvre is looking for a sweep.
Birch trying to control the action but Lefebvre is working from the bottom.
Lefebvre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is looking to improve his position.
Birch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lefebvre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lefebvre trying to get back to full guard but Birch takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Birch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lefebvre is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Birch.
I think Lefebvre 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geffrey Lefebvre!
Our winner, Geffrey Lefebvre, 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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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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