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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes to the cage accompanied by When the Saints Go Marching In. Mitchel has chosen Kanye West - All Of The Lights ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre tries to clinch up but Mitchel circles away and keeps his distance.
St Andre misses with a body shot.
St Andre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchel throws out the jab.
Mitchel punishes St Andre's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Mitchel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Andre moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitch Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Andre 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.
Mitchel throws a sloppy body shot
and St Andre counters by clinching up.
Mitchel pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Andre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchel backwards.
Mitchel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Andre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchel looking to stall.
St Andre breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to keep at a distance but St Andre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
St Andre lands a body shot.
Mitchel lands a shoulder strike.
St Andre scores with a shoulder strike.
St Andre misses with some punches.
Mitchel misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Andre is leaning against Mitchel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Andre or not.
St Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchel.
Mitchel misses with a body punch.
St Andre lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Andre lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Andre lands a body punch.
Mitchel prevents a body shot from St Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchel's elbow.
St Andre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchel avoids it.
Mitchel blocks a body shot from St Andre.
St Andre tries to throw a body punch but Mitchel avoids it by throwing St Andre back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mitchel misses with a punch on the inside.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchel tries a body shot but St Andre blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Andre.
St Andre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Andre.
Mitchel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Andre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for St Andre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchel blocks a body shot from St Andre.
Mitchel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchel blocking some punches.
St Andre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchel misses with a punch to the body.
St Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchel uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre prevents a body shot from Mitchel.
Mitchel lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchel looking to stall.
St Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Andre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mitchel controlling the action here for a moment.
St Andre lands a shoulder strike.
St Andre misses with some punches.
St Andre misses with the head strike.
St Andre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchel backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Andre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Andre has him pressed against the cage.
St Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchel stalling the fight.
Mitchel tries a body shot but St Andre blocks it.
St Andre lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that round.
That's time! St Andre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Andre closes the distance and clinches.
St Andre tries to work over Mitchel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchel misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Andre scores with a shoulder strike.
St Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchel's elbow.
Mitchel lands with a right to the head.
St Andre tries to work over Mitchel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from St Andre.
Mitchel is trying to break the clinch but St Andre is controlling him.
St Andre blocking some punches.
St Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchel is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Andre.
Mitchel misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Andre lands with a right to the head.
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!
St Andre tries to throw a body punch but Mitchel avoids it by throwing St Andre back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to push St Andre away but St Andre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitchel trying to control the position but instead, St Andre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchel into the cage.
Mitchel throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchel displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Andre up against the cage.
St Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Andre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Andre misses with the head strike.
Benjamin St Andre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Andre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchel up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchel leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from St Andre fails to land.
Mitchel breaks the clinch.
St Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchel 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.
St Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchel.
St Andre darts in and clinches Mitchel up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from St Andre.
Mitchel tries to circle away but St Andre has him pinned against the cage.
St Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Andre blocks an uppercut.
Mitchel looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for St Andre.
St Andre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchel backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
Mitchel blocks a body shot from St Andre.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
St Andre stalling.
St Andre scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchel fails to land.
St Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchel misses with some punches.
St Andre lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchel controls the action.
Mitchel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchel tries to bum rush St Andre with a series of wild strikes but St Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Andre lands with a straight right. Mitchel didn't see that one coming.
Mitchel throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Andre slips a straight right by Mitchel.
St Andre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchel taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchel looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Andre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Andre keeps control of Mitchel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Andre tries to work over Mitchel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre works on Mitchel's body with a couple of short punches.
St Andre lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchel backwards.
Mitchel is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchel throws a body punch but St Andre moves out of range.
Mitchel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Andre pushes Mitchel up against the cage in a clinch.
St Andre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
Mitchel is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from St Andre.
Mitchel working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mitchel throws a head punch that misses.
St Andre lands a shoulder strike.
Mitchel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchel's elbow.
Mitchel is trying to maintain a safe position but St Andre gets an underhook and turns Mitchel into the cage.
St Andre pushes Mitchel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Andre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by St Andre. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchel looks to land a right hand but St Andre moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a lazy right hand but St Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Andre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from St Andre.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Andre.
St Andre lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchel's head.
Benjamin St Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Andre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchel.
Mitchel is rocked!
St Andre throws the left hand but Mitchel avoids the punch easily.
Mitchel misses with a wild body shot.
St Andre connects with a body shot that sends Mitchel's belly button to the back.
St Andre thuds a left hand into Mitchel's body.
St Andre is looking to clinch.
Mitchel misses with a body shot.
St Andre scoring well with a low kick there.
Mitchel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Andre lands a big uppercut and Mitchel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mitchel looks OK. St Andre waves Mitchel back to his feet!
Mitchel is still on wobbly legs! Can St Andre finish him?
St Andre lands a nice looking body shot.
St Andre cracks Mitchel with a left hook right on the temple and Mitchel goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! St Andre lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mitchel is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin St Andre!
Benjamin St Andre retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Benjamin St Andre 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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