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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 2330 p4p, 3510 weight class) and Christ Benoit (ranked 265 p4p, 368 weight class). Benoit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing Grace kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 cm
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15 - 4 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raleigh St. Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christ Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Benoit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benoit.
St. Clair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Clair has Benoit up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Clair tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit stalling the fight.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St. Clair or not.
Benoit blocks a body shot from St. Clair.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Benoit on the inside.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but St. Clair avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
Benoit breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benoit.
A low kick from Benoit misses
and St. Clair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St. Clair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Benoit lands a nice looking body kick.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a hook but St. Clair blocks it.
A quick step to the side and St. Clair tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St. Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benoit. St. Clair shrugs it off though.
Benoit lands a right hook to the body.
Benoit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St. Clair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Clair tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Benoit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benoit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St. Clair's head backwards.
Benoit looks to land a body kick but St. Clair moved away.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Clair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Clair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Clair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
St. Clair moves away from the strike by Benoit.
St. Clair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Clair wants to slow Benoit down by chopping away at his legs.
Benoit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benoit lands with a hook. St. Clair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Clair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benoit.
Benoit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Clair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St. Clair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benoit misses with a body kick.
St. Clair is looking to counter with head kicks.
Benoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Clair.
A nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair misses the jab.
Benoit lands with a cross.
Benoit looks to land a combination but St. Clair avoids it well.
Benoit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St. Clair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benoit avoids a kick to the body.
Benoit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benoit pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Clair is out of range and Benoit settles back down.
St. Clair throws a low kick but Benoit moves out of range easily.
Benoit throws a body punch but St. Clair moves out of range.
St. Clair avoids a punch combination nicely.
St. Clair throws a good cross that connects.
Benoit lands with a hook. St. Clair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benoit misses with a hook. St. Clair ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses the jab.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St. Clair tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for St. Clair. That snapped Benoit's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Clair tried to score with a low kick but Benoit checks it.
Despite the aggression on Benoit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Benoit blocks the leg kick.
Benoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benoit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St. Clair lands a big right hand that sends Benoit crashing to the mat! St. Clair stays standing though and waves Benoit back to his feet!
Benoit is rocked!
St. Clair moves out of range as Benoit strikes.
Benoit is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Clair finish him?
Benoit glances at the clock... BAM! St. Clair nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Benoit crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Benoit is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raleigh St. Clair!
Raleigh St. Clair thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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