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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 101 p4p, 90 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 21 p4p, 18 weight class). Marceau comes to the cage accompanied by Feist - Tout Doucement. Michael Bennet acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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31 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marceau moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Marceau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennet doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marceau momentarily.
Marceau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marceau cracks Bennet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marceau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marceau, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marceau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marceau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Marceau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marceau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennet. That one must have hurt.
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a hook
and Marceau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marceau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marceau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium in the buildup to the fight.
Marceau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennet defending well as Marceau loads up on a big left hand.
Marceau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennet misses with a hook.
A jab from Marceau misses.
Marceau blocks a jab.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bennet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bennet lands a nice looking body shot.
Marceau misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Marceau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bennet.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Marceau.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marceau swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Bennet misses.
Bennet lands a jab to Marceau's midsection.
Marceau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennet cracks Marceau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bennet digs a good body shot into Marceau's ribs.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marceau.
Bennet slips under a jab from Marceau.
Bennet counters with a body kick.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marceau manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marceau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marceau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennet at a distance.
Marceau connects with a crisp jab.
Bennet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Michael Bennet's cut even more.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marceau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet misses with a shot to the body
and Marceau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet throws out a counter right but Marceau avoids it with no problem.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
Bennet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
Marceau blocks the body kick.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Marceau is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau blocks a low kick nicely.
Marceau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marceau.
Marceau quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marceau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marceau takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marceau manages to avoid it.
It appears Marceau was looking to counter with a kick there.
A nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marceau at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet delivers a nice body kick.
Bennet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Marceau.
Michael Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marceau throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Marceau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Marceau 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.
Marceau looks to throw a body kick
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Marceau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marceau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marceau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Marceau.
Marceau staying out of range there.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau's corner calls for a 1-2. Marceau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marceau throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marceau staying out of range there.
Bennet throws a body punch but Marceau moves out of range.
Bennet misses the jab.
Bennet throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Marceau to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Michael Bennet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bennet tries to land a body kick
and Marceau counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Marceau is looking to counter with a body kick.
Marceau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marceau.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marceau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Marceau appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marceau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Marceau slips the punch.
Bennet throws a front kick that sends Marceau stumbling back into the cage.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marceau misses with a wild combination.
Bennet thinks about the counter body kick.
Bennet throws a lazy body kick
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet slips under a jab.
Marceau swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet connects with a right hand. Marceau shakes it off.
Bennet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marceau tries a head kick but it misses.
Marceau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Marceau's body.
Marceau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau avoids a kick to the body.
Marceau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet drives through and clinches with Marceau against the cage.
Marceau presses Bennet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marceau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marceau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennet is trying to counter with his kicks.
Marceau misses with an uppercut.
Marceau slips under a jab.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marceau.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Marceau counters with a right hand to the body.
Marceau misses with a straight right.
Bennet scores with a shot to the body.
Bennet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bennet is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marceau's hands.
Marceau looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Bennet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marceau counters with a stiff right hand.
Michael Bennet's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bennet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marceau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
It appears Marceau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bennet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marceau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennet jabs Marceau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Marceau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marceau looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marceau manages to avoid it.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Marceau counters with a crisp one two that drops Bennet! Marceau thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bennet to his feet! Bennet is in big trouble!
Bennet connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marceau cracks Bennet with a hook to the temple - Bennet is on wobbly legs here! Marceau swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bennet falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marceau wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jean-Claude Marceau!
An out of breath Jean-Claude Marceau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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