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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles StPaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPaul has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilles StPaul!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Benoit.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Benoit throws a series of punches but StPaul avoids them all with ease.
StPaul throws a series of punches but Benoit moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from StPaul.
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Benoit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and StPaul counters with a good, hard body kick but Benoit shrugs it off.
StPaul is looking to clinch.
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and StPaul counters with a crisp one two that drops Benoit! StPaul thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benoit to his feet! Benoit is in big trouble!
Benoit is rocked!
StPaul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Benoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benoit misses with a double jab
and StPaul counters with an outside leg kick.
Benoit seems to have got his legs back now.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPaul shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benoit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
StPaul grinds an elbow into Benoit's temple.
StPaul lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Benoit down.
StPaul controls the position from side control.
StPaul lands some shots froms side control.
Benoit managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by StPaul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPaul lands an elbow.
StPaul in side control lands a decent elbow.
StPaul lands some shots froms side control.
Benoit trying to control but StPaul flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StPaul has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Benoit has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Benoit covers up after that shot from StPaul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPaul lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
StPaul connects with a big shot to the side of Benoit's head.
StPaul tries to keep control of the position but Benoit is staying busy.
StPaul connects with a big shot to the side of Benoit's head.
StPaul lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by StPaul.
StPaul throwing damaging strikes from the back! Benoit could be in trouble here!
Benoit wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPaul cracks Benoit with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Benoit from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
StPaul slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Benoit trying to control the hands but StPaul won't let him.
StPaul is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilles StPaul dominated that round.
That's time! Benoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benoit clinches but StPaul breaks the clinch
and StPaul counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benoit won't be happy with that.
Benoit is trying to get back to half guard.
StPaul landing strikes.
StPaul working the head and body with strikes.
StPaul lands a nice forearm strike.
StPaul decides to stand back up. StPaul steps back and let's Benoit get back to his feet.
Benoit misses with a combination
and StPaul finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPaul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than StPaul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
StPaul landing punches.
StPaul landing shots from mount.
Benoit is looking to get to half guard.
StPaul lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPaul wants to control the pace but Benoit is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
StPaul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
StPaul controlling from the full mount.
StPaul is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benoit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPaul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Benoit hang on?
StPaul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
StPaul unloading with bombs!
StPaul landing strikes from the mount.
StPaul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benoit is looking to escape.
StPaul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Benoit?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPaul lands a big elbow - Benoit is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Benoit is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gilles StPaul!
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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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